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Aug 1, 2020

Coronary Spastic Angina Induced by Adrenal Insufficiency.

Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)
  • Yuki Otsuka
  • ,
  • Ko Harada
  • ,
  • Miho Yasuda
  • ,
  • Yasuhiro Nakano
  • ,
  • Kou Hasegawa
  • ,
  • Fumio Otsuka

Volume
59
Number
15
First page
1873
Last page
1877
Language
English
Publishing type
Research paper (scientific journal)
DOI
10.2169/internalmedicine.4337-19
Publisher
JAPAN SOC INTERNAL MEDICINE

Adrenal insufficiency patients are treated with glucocorticoid replacement therapy. However, mimicking the in vivo circadian rhythm of cortisol levels is challenging, and suboptimal replacement increases the risk of mortality from cardiovascular disease. We herein report a case of coronary spastic angina (CSA) with simultaneous low early-morning serum cortisol levels in a patient undergoing corticosteroid replacement therapy for primary adrenal insufficiency. Steroid therapy is reportedly effective for refractory angina, but underlying adrenal deficiency has never been revealed. Our case intimates the probable risk of CSA as a complication of relative adrenal insufficiency and highlights the effectiveness of dexamethasone in these patients.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.4337-19
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32350196
PubMed Central
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7474991
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000558789000013&DestApp=WOS_CPL
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  • DOI : 10.2169/internalmedicine.4337-19
  • ISSN : 0918-2918
  • eISSN : 1349-7235
  • Pubmed ID : 32350196
  • Pubmed Central ID : PMC7474991
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000558789000013

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