Intracoronary ultrasonography in the diagnosis of left
main coronary artery spasm

Monika Zaręba-Giezek; Jakub Drozd; Wojciech Winiarski; Krzysztof Sus

doi:10.5114/aic.2026.160026

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Intracoronary ultrasonography in the diagnosis of left main coronary artery spasm

Monika Zaręba-Giezek

^{1, 2}

,

Jakub Drozd

^{1, 2}

,

Wojciech Winiarski

¹

,

Krzysztof Sus

¹

Department of Cardiology, MSWiA Hospital, Lublin, Poland
Hemodynamics Laboratory, MSWiA Hospital, Lublin, Poland

Adv Interv Cardiol 2026; 22, 1 (83): 144–145

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.160026

Online publish date: 2026/03/11

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Intracoronary ultrasonography in the diagnosis of left main coronary artery spasm

Monika Zaręba-Giezek 1, 2 , Jakub Drozd 1, 2 , Wojciech Winiarski 1 , Krzysztof Sus 1

Monika Zaręba-Giezek

^{1, 2}

,

Jakub Drozd

^{1, 2}

,

Wojciech Winiarski

¹

,

Krzysztof Sus

¹