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Coronary spasms
Coronary spasm is a condition in which an artery in a person's heart has a sudden, temporary tightening that narrows the artery and slows or stops the flow of blood to the heart muscle downstream from the location of the spasm. The person gets chest pain as if he is having a heart attack. Causes include smoking, high blood pressure, emotional stress, etc...
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A 39-year old asked:
What are the causes coronary spasms?
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What are the tests for coronary spasms?
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A 38-year old asked:
Does getting scared cause coronary spasm?
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A 25-year old asked:
What are the tip-offs that you might have coronary spasms?
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A 43-year old asked:
Are symptoms of coronary spasms indicative of a condition or disease?
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A 25-year old asked:
Why are some people more likely to develop coronary spasms than others?
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A 32-year old asked:
Can coronary spasms caused by stress in an extremely healthy person cause other symptoms?
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A 47-year old asked:
I live in a college town with many healers who use Asian treatments. Will they work on coronary spasms?
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A 39-year old asked:
High deductible. Limited coverage of outpatient care. Would really help to know what tests, evaluations are required to diagnose coronary spasms and follow it after treatment.?
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A 45-year old female asked:
What is it that your body is doing to cause these pains? Stress chest pains? Coronary spasm?
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A 31-year old asked:
How serious are coronary spasm? Is this different than a heart attack?
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A 33-year old asked:
Do coronary spasms caused by stress in an extremely healthy person cause a heart attack?
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A 31-year old female asked:
How can you tell the differance between coronary artery spasms & esophagus spasms? I was told probably coronary spasms, now im told might be the other
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A 66-year old female asked:
Sjogren's, coronary spasms, valve regurg. Can't have MRI; have Interstim device. What is myocardial perfusion study? What does it show? OK for Ist
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A 44-year old asked:
What exactly is meant by coronary artery spasms?
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A 39-year old female asked:
Why do I feel like I can't breathe when I have coronary artery spasms?
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A 40-year old asked:
Need doctor's help! Will malnutrition cause coronary artery spasms?
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A 34-year old asked:
Esophageal spasm or coronary artery spasm, how can I tell?
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A 35-year old asked:
I have angina due to to having coronary artery spasms. How serious is this condition and can I have a heart attack through it.?
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A 21-year old female asked:
If I had coronary artery spasming and had an episode of chest pressure during an ekg, would something show up?
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A 39-year old female asked:
Have coronary artery spasms high blood pressure and asthma. How do I know when to go to ER for chest pain if Dr office is closed?
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A 22-year old male asked:
I have never had this happen before, but the other night I was woken up by my left calf spasming an tightening really painfully. What could this be?
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A 19-year old male asked:
MIGHT have rectal spasming.have 1 internal hemmorhoid, possible fissure. can't tell if I am spasming, but the pain I feel is in bursts. what can i do
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A 23-year old male asked:
Robaxin (methocarbamol) 4 time/day for postsurgery.Works but wears off after 3 hours,wake at night spasming.I take 1per6hr,not sure if best.Doc didnt tell me interval?
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A 46-year old asked:
When my neck clicks is it spasming?
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A 49-year old asked:
My chest is spasming really badly what should i do?
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A 33-year old asked:
The muscles in my lower back have been spasming for a couple hours now without pain. What could be the cause?
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A 35-year old female asked:
For 4 days i have frequent urination and when i go theres not much there it was a little pink and now its bloody and feels like muscles are spasming
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A 20-year old female asked about a 18-year old female:
What could be the cause of the whole of your body spasming just as you are drifting off to sleep?
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A 32-year old asked:
What is coronary revascularization?
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