Prinzmetal angina & SLE (lupus)

  I am a 43 yr. old female. About 1 yr. ago I was dx'ed with Prinzmetal Angina
  with a cardiac cath. The spasm happened during the procedure, which made
  the dx easier. I also have SLE, fibromyalgia& raynauds. I am currently on
  provachol 20mg. daily
  asprinECx1 daily
  cardizem CD 360x1 daily
  nitro-derm.4 patch daily
  covera HS 240mg.x1 daily
  lasix 3 weekly
  potassium x3 weekly
  as far as heart meds. I still have a lot of chest pain & am wondering if this
  should get better. My cardiologist keeps thinking that it will, but even
  with the 2 calcium blockers....no releif...
  Any ideas?
  Thanks,
  Lavon

[Cleveland Clinic, MD]

Dear Lavon ,
Coronary artery spasm (also called variant or Prinzmetal