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

Coronary Vasospasm after Giving Adenosine for Supraventricular Tachycardia

Mohit Naredi (Department of Medicine, MGM Medical College and MY Hospital, Indore, New Delhi, India)
Anil Bharani (Department of Medicine, MGM Medical College and MY Hospital, Indore, New Delhi, India)



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 ...