| 1. | Verapamil is also used intra-arterially to treat cerebral vasospasm.
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| 2. | Along with physical resistance, vasospasm is a main cause of ischemia.
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| 3. | Angina commonly arises from vasospasm of the coronary arteries.
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| 4. | A vasospasm is most likely to cause brain damage but can sometimes be deadly.
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| 5. | Vasospasm is the major cause of prinzmetal angina.
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| 6. | This condition can cause complications such as vasospasm, angina pectoris, arrhythmia, ventricular tachycardia.
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| 7. | While corticosteroids with mineralocorticoid activity may help prevent vasospasm their use does not appear to change outcomes.
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| 8. | Thrombin, a potent vasoconstrictor and mitogen, is implicated as a major factor in vasospasm following subarachnoid hemorrhage.
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| 9. | There are multiple mechanisms causing the increased smooth muscle contraction involved in coronary vasospasm, including increased Rho-kinase activity.
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| 10. | In 1983, the Russian neurosurgeon Zubkov and colleagues reported the first use of transluminal balloon angioplasty for vasospasm after aneurysmal SAH.
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