Acute myocardial infarction in a patient during dobutamine stress echocardiography.
We report the case of a patient who developed an acute anteroseptal and inferior myocardial infarction during dobutamine stress echocardiography. The proposed mechanism for this event is discussed based on results obtained during emergency coronary angioplasty and subsequent clinical findings.
Takeuchi
M
M
Second Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan. hinako@med.uoeh-u.ac.jp
Sonoda
S
S
Hanada
H
H
Numata
T
T
Nakashima
Y
Y
D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004280:Dobutamine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy
D004280:Dobutamine