International Journal of Cardiovascular Practice
Vol 4, No 2 (2019)

Coronary Vasospasm after Giving Adenosine for Supraventricular Tachycardia

Naredi, Mohit (Unknown)
Bharani, Anil (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
08 Aug 2019

Abstract

Palpitations due to supra-ventricular tachycardia are a common mode of presentation to the emergency department. A 12 lead electrocardiography usually leads to immediate diagnosis and prompt management of this condition. Adenosine injection is the treatment of choice for rapid termination of supra-ventricular tachycardia which is widely used. It is generally considered safe and serious side effects are rare. We presented a rare case of a post-menopausal female admitted with supra-ventricular tachycardia and after injection of Adenosine, chest pain with a transient elevation of ST segment occurred. The ST segment changes reverted back to normal after a few minutes spontaneously without any therapy. This phenomenon could be explained due to coronary vasospasm produced by Adenosine. A review of literature revealed anecdotal cases of adenosine induced possible coronary vasospasm.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijcp

Publisher

Subject

Medicine & Pharmacology

Description

International Journal of Cardiovascular Practice(IJCP) is an international quarterly journal dedicated to a broad spectrum of topics in cardiology. All manuscripts must be prepared in English, and are subject to a rigorous and fair peer-review process. Accepted papers will immediately appear online ...