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Document Details : Title: Variant angina in 17-year-old male Author(s): LI, Jian-Jun , CHU, Jian-Ming , ZHANG, Chao-Yang Journal: Acta Cardiologica Volume: 60 Issue: 1 Date: February 2005 Pages: 69-71 DOI: 10.2143/AC.60.1.2005054 Abstract : Chest pain is a common complaint in adolescents. It is mostly from musculoskeletal origin.Variant angina is a rare cause of chest pain in adolescents. Here we report a 17-year-old male with severe chest pain accompanied by transient ST-segment elevation in leads II, III, avF of the electrocardiogram showing/revealing variant angina associated with acute myocardial ischaemia. Data obtained from laboratory tests, including serial cardiac markers, were normal and subsequent cardiac catheterization revealed a normal coronary anatomy.The patient has been asymptomatic since discharge, and treatment with calcium channel antagonists with nitrate seems to assure a good prognosis. |
