title: [Angina pectoris after sumatriptan (Imigran)].
abstract: Developed for the treatment of migraine, sumatriptan is an agonist of 5-hydroxytryptamine-1-receptors. Though a pressure sensation is a common complaint, significant ECG changes have not been reported after subcutaneous administration of sumatriptan. A case history is given where angina pectoris after sumatriptan self-administration was experienced on two occasions by a 61-year old man with a history of minor myocardial infarction--without post-infarction angina--two years previously. The angina after sumatriptan was accompanied on both occasions by significant ST-segment depression on ECG-monitoring. An extracranial vasoconstrictor action of sumatriptan in patients with ischaemic heart disease is suggested.
authors.affiliation: Medicinsk afdeling, Varde Sygehus.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Abrahamsen
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Christiansen
mesh_terms: D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007211:Indoles / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018170:Sumatriptan
chemical_list: D007211:Indoles; D013449:Sulfonamides; D018170:Sumatriptan
vernacular_title: Angina pectoris efter sumatriptan (Imigran).