PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Becker, Richard C.
AU  - Giuliani, Michael
AU  - Alpert, Joseph S.
TI  - Nocturnal diaphoresis and coronary artery spasm
DP  - 1987 Nov 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 515--518
VI  - 54
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/54/6/515.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/54/6/515.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1987 Nov 01; 54
AB  - Coronary artery spasm may be important in a number of cardiovascular disorders including exertional angina, Prinzmetal’s angina, silent ischemia, myocardial infarction, and sudden cardiac death. Abnormalities of the autonomic nervous system may play an integral role. In a 62-year-old woman with recurrent episodes of nocturnal diaphoresis, intracoronary acetylcholine administration provoked near-total occlusion of the left anterior descending artery. Episodic parasympathetic outflow may be responsible for coronary artery spasm in some patients.