Key result
A 59-year-old man experienced alternate recurrent coronary artery spasm and stress cardiomyopathy over a period of approximately 5 years, highlighting the possibility of both conditions occurring in the same individual.
Why the study?
Coronary artery spasm and stress cardiomyopathy have known recurrence rates, but alternate recurrence of both conditions in the same individual has not been described.
Population
A 59-year-old man with atypical chest pain and recurrent acute heart attacks
Design
Case report
Follow-up
Approximately 5 years
Authors
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May represent alternating spasm and stress cardiomyopathy in recurrent MINOCA; hypothesis-generating case observation requiring prospective validation.
Case Report (n=1)
No
This case highlights the possibility of alternate recurrent coronary artery spasm and stress cardiomyopathy in the same individual, emphasizing the need for careful diagnostic evaluation in MINOCA.
Jin et al. (2020) conducted a case report in Coronary artery spasm and stress cardiomyopathy (n=1). A 59-year-old man experienced alternate recurrent coronary artery spasm and stress cardiomyopathy over a period of approximately 5 years, highlighting the possibility of both conditions occurring in the same individual.
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