Variant angina induced by alcohol ingestion. 1982

T Kashima, and H Tanaka, and K Arikawa, and T Ariyama

A 49-year-old man had episodes of angina pectoris in the middle of the night only when he had ingested alcoholic beverage in the evening. Electrocardiograms at rest and after exercise were completely normal. An anginal attack with remarkable ST elevation in leads V1 through V5 was successfully provocated every night when he ingested alcohol and no attacks occurred when he did not take alcohol. The decay curve of ethanol concentration in blood after the ingestion of alcohol was normal. A coronary arteriography revealed 50% stenosis of the proximal portion of the left anterior descending artery, 50% stenosis of the distal portion of the left circumflex artery and the normal right coronary artery. It was suggested that the direct effect of ethanol was not responsible to his attack because the ethanol level at the time of the attack was quite low, but autonomic imbalances resulted from the late effects of alcohol ingestion might be responsible to the spasm of the coronary artery. We report a patient with Prinzmetal's variant angina in whom attacks were induced only in the night when he ingested alcoholic beverage. Only one report of such a case was bibliographically found and this is the second case with variant angina induced by alcohol ingestion.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011859 Radiography Examination of any part of the body for diagnostic purposes by means of X-RAYS or GAMMA RAYS, recording the image on a sensitized surface (such as photographic film). Radiology, Diagnostic X-Ray,Roentgenography,X-Ray, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X-Ray,Diagnostic X-Ray Radiology,X-Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X Ray,Diagnostic X Ray Radiology,Diagnostic X-Rays,Radiology, Diagnostic X Ray,X Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,X Ray, Diagnostic,X-Rays, Diagnostic
D002940 Circadian Rhythm The regular recurrence, in cycles of about 24 hours, of biological processes or activities, such as sensitivity to drugs or environmental and physiological stimuli. Diurnal Rhythm,Nyctohemeral Rhythm,Twenty-Four Hour Rhythm,Nycthemeral Rhythm,Circadian Rhythms,Diurnal Rhythms,Nycthemeral Rhythms,Nyctohemeral Rhythms,Rhythm, Circadian,Rhythm, Diurnal,Rhythm, Nycthemeral,Rhythm, Nyctohemeral,Rhythm, Twenty-Four Hour,Rhythms, Circadian,Rhythms, Diurnal,Rhythms, Nycthemeral,Rhythms, Nyctohemeral,Rhythms, Twenty-Four Hour,Twenty Four Hour Rhythm,Twenty-Four Hour Rhythms
D003329 Coronary Vasospasm Spasm of the large- or medium-sized coronary arteries. Coronary Artery Spasm,Coronary Artery Vasospasm,Artery Spasm, Coronary,Artery Vasospasm, Coronary,Coronary Artery Spasms,Coronary Artery Vasospasms,Coronary Vasospasms,Spasm, Coronary Artery,Vasospasm, Coronary,Vasospasm, Coronary Artery
D004562 Electrocardiography Recording of the moment-to-moment electromotive forces of the HEART as projected onto various sites on the body's surface, delineated as a scalar function of time. The recording is monitored by a tracing on slow moving chart paper or by observing it on a cardioscope, which is a CATHODE RAY TUBE DISPLAY. 12-Lead ECG,12-Lead EKG,12-Lead Electrocardiography,Cardiography,ECG,EKG,Electrocardiogram,Electrocardiograph,12 Lead ECG,12 Lead EKG,12 Lead Electrocardiography,12-Lead ECGs,12-Lead EKGs,12-Lead Electrocardiographies,Cardiographies,ECG, 12-Lead,EKG, 12-Lead,Electrocardiograms,Electrocardiographies, 12-Lead,Electrocardiographs,Electrocardiography, 12-Lead
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000431 Ethanol A clear, colorless liquid rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and distributed throughout the body. It has bactericidal activity and is used often as a topical disinfectant. It is widely used as a solvent and preservative in pharmaceutical preparations as well as serving as the primary ingredient in ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. Alcohol, Ethyl,Absolute Alcohol,Grain Alcohol,Alcohol, Absolute,Alcohol, Grain,Ethyl Alcohol
D000788 Angina Pectoris, Variant A clinical syndrome characterized by the development of CHEST PAIN at rest with concomitant transient ST segment elevation in the ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, but with preserved exercise capacity. Prinzmetal Angina,Prinzmetal's Angina,Angina, Prinzmetal,Angina, Prinzmetal's,Prinzmetals Angina,Variant Angina Pectoris

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