Acute infarction of a previously stented coronary artery precipitated by dobutamine stress echocardiography.
A case is reported of acute myocardial infarction (MI) in a previously stented left anterior descending coronary artery, which occurred shortly after uneventful dobutamine stress echocardiography. Myocardial infarction precipitated by dobutamine has been reported only rarely, as has exercise-related MI after stenting. This is the first case of dobutamine-induced MI in a recently stented artery.
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Heart Institute at St Francis Medical Center, Trenton, NJ 08629, USA.
D000328:Adult; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D004280:Dobutamine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology*; D015607:Stents
D004280:Dobutamine