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Relationships between more than 90% coronary luminal narrowing induced by ergonovine provocation test and ECG ischemic change as well as chest symptoms

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In the clinic, patients with ≥90% luminal narrowing during ergonovine (ER) testing had variable response. We investigated ischemic findings and chest symptoms in patients with ≥90% luminal narrowing when performing ER tests, retrospectively. We performed 1210 ER tests over 26 years (1991–2016). We analyzed chest symptoms and positive ischemic ECG changes during ER tests. More than 90% luminal narrowing was found in 352 patients (29.1%) including 211 patients in the right coronary artery (RCA) and 217 patients in the left coronary artery (LCA). Chest symptom was observed in 290 patients (82.4%) including 162 patients in the RCA and 179 patients in the LCA. ST elevation was found in 154 patients including 98 in the RCA and 73 patients in the LCA, while ST depression was recognized in 81 patients including 38 patients in the RCA and 62 patients in the LCA. Two-third of patients with ≥90% luminal narrowing had significant ischemic ECG changes, whereas 60.5% of patients with ≥90% luminal narrowing complained usual chest pain accompanied with significant ischemic ECG changes. Unusual chest symptom was complained in 7.1% of patients with ≥90% luminal narrowing. Neither chest symptom nor ECG changes was found in 48 patients (13.6%) with ≥90% luminal narrowing. We should understand some limitation to diagnose positive coronary spasm during ER tests.

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We acknowledge the helpful comments of Professor Yuji Shigematsu, MD, Professor Mareomi Hamada, MD, Professor Jitsuo Higaki, MD and professor Kunio Hiwada, MD.

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Ehime Prefectural Niihama Hospital, Hongo 3 Chome 1-1, Niihama, Ehime Prefecture, 792-0042, Japan

    Shozo Sueda

  2. Department of Cardiology, Tsukazaki Hospital, Himeji, Japan

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Sueda, S., Kohno, H. Relationships between more than 90% coronary luminal narrowing induced by ergonovine provocation test and ECG ischemic change as well as chest symptoms. Heart Vessels 33, 95–101 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00380-017-1035-y

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