Treatment is with medications that reduce or relieve vasospasm, including: nitrates: to prevent or relieve vasospasm. calcium channel blockers: to reduce vasospasm by relaxing the arterial muscle.

Can you survive vasospasm?

Vasospasm has been a long known source of delayed morbidity and mortality in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage patients. Delayed ischemic neurologic deficits associated with vasospasm may account for as high as 50% of the deaths in patients who survive the initial period after aneurysm rupture and its treatment.

What triggers vasospasm?

It can be triggered by various legal and illegal drugs, such as cocaine, amphetamines, anti-migraine drugs, and herbal supplements like Ephedra or bitter orange. The sudden reduction in blood flow due to vasospasm sets off alarms in and around the heart.