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In the present study, we investigated the possibility that coronary multispasm is one of the mechanisms leading to diffuse idiopathic DCM-like LV dysfunction.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods and results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Forty-two patients with severely depressed LV function but without significant coronary stenosis were enrolled (baseline LV ejection fraction, 33 \u00b111%). An acetylcholine (ACh) provocation test was performed at the time of coronary angiography. In patients with a positive ACh provocation test (n = 20), coronary angiography revealed multivessel diffuse coronary spasm with marked electrocardiogram changes. In patients with a negative ACh provocation test (n = 22), significant findings compatible with idiopathic DCM were more frequently observed on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or in LV biopsies compared with the ACh-positive group (MRI, 73% vs. 12%; and LV biopsy, 71% vs. 0%, respectively; P &amp;lt; 0.01). In the ACh-positive group, LV function significantly improved after the administration of calcium channel blockers (LV ejection fraction, 34 \u00b112% vs. 54 \u00b110%; and brain natriuretic peptide, 803 \u00b1 482 pg\/mL vs. 69 \u00b1 84 pg\/mL, at baseline and 1 year, respectively; P &amp;lt; 0.01).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our results raise the possibility that patients with LV dysfunction due to repeated coronary multispasm are being diagnosed as idiopathic DCM, and that calcium channel blockers may prove to be a promising therapeutic strategy in those patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/eurjhf\/hfs103","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2012,6,23]],"date-time":"2012-06-23T03:27:09Z","timestamp":1340422029000},"page":"1130-1138","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":23,"title":["Left 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