Why the study?
Does the instillation of phenylephrine eyedrops induce coronary artery spasm?
Population
A 28-year-old man with isophane insulin suspension-dependent diabetes for 20 years and no history of cardiac…
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
20 minutes
Authors
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May trigger coronary spasm; single case report leaves open causality and practice implications.
Does the instillation of phenylephrine eyedrops induce coronary artery spasm?
Topical administration of phenylephrine eyedrops, an alpha-adrenergic agonist, can induce coronary artery spasm and Prinzmetal's angina.
Alan G. Alder (1981) studied this question.
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