PRINZMETAL ANGINA

Course overview

PRINZMETAL ANGINA (VASOSPASTIC ANGINA OR VARIANT ANGINA) IS A KNOWN CLINICAL CONDITION CHARACTERIZED BY CHEST DISCOMFORT OR PAIN AT REST WITH TRANSIENT ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC CHANGES IN THE ST SEGMENT, AND WITH A PROMPT RESPONSE TO NITRATES. THESE SYMPTOMS OCCUR DUE TO ABNORMAL CORONARY ARTERY SPASM. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PRINZMETAL ANGINA AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.