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1 Causes of coronary constriction  



1.1  Chemical  





1.2  Other  







2 Causes of coronary dilation  



2.1  Chemical  







3 References  














Coronary reflex






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(Redirected from Coronary spasm)

Coronary reflex is the change of coronary diameter in response to chemical, neurological or mechanical stimulation of the coronary arteries. The coronary reflexes are stimulated differently from the rest of the vascular system.[citation needed]

Causes of coronary constriction[edit]

Chemical[edit]

Other[edit]

Causes of coronary dilation[edit]

Cocaine abuse frequently can cause a coronary spasm, resulting in a spontaneous myocardial infarction.[citation needed]

Chemical[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ O.L. Woodman; G.J. Dusting (1991). "N-nitro L-arginine causes coronary vasoconstriction and inhibits endothelium-dependent vasodilatation in anaesthetized greyhounds". Br. J. Pharmacol. 103 (2): 1407–1410. doi:10.1111/j.1476-5381.1991.tb09802.x. PMC 1908370. PMID 1909199.
  • ^ Steven E. Reis, MD; Richard Holubkov; Kathleen A. Zell, BSN; AJ. Conrad Smith, MD; Howard A. Cohen, MD; Marc D. Feldman, MD; Roger S. Blumenthal, MD (1998). "Estrogen Acutely Abolishes Abnormal Cold-Induced Coronary Constriction in Men*". Chest. 114 (6): 1556–1561. doi:10.1378/chest.114.6.1556. PMID 9872188.

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