Abstract:Vasospastic angina(VSA) is one of the causes of pectoralgia in patients without obvious coronary artery stenosis. It can be accompanied with malignant arrhythmias such as ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation. ECG of early repolarization was mostly considered to be benign change in the past. Recently, more research verifies the predictive value of ECG changes of early repolarization for the occurrence of malignant arrhythmias. However, less research concerns on the role ECG changes of early repolarization take in predicting the occurrence of malignant arrhythmias among VSA patients. This paper reviews the latest clinical research.
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