A case report and review of the literature appeared in Clinical Cardiology.
Key points:
This poorly understood disorder is not cardiac syndrome X and is not always a benign disorder.
Abnormal QT interval dispersion and life threatening cardiac arrhythmias may be associated.
Dipyridamole is a potential treatment.
2 comments:
I have CSFP and was on a drug trial testing Posicor (mibefradil) with great success. Unfortunately it has been withdrawn from the market and to date my cardiologists and I have not found anything that works as effective. I trialled Dipyridamole which controlled my chest pain a little, but the side effects were so horrendous I was taken off the trial.
Although I have 'normal' coronary arteries and have been assured there is little chance of an infarct, the fact is the phenomenon has significantly effected my quality of life, particularly during 'flare-ups'.
Chris C, Australia
Diagnosed with csfp and have taken dipyridamole for a year. No results. Now instead of just pressure, I have a "burning" sensation on top of the pressure. Any hope out there? Life affecting problem with no apparent solution.
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