title: Generalized tetany: an unusual complication during dobutamine stress echocardiography.
abstract: Dobutamine stress echocardiography is a frequently used noninvasive method for the evaluation of inducible myocardial ischemia, myocardial viability, and preoperative cardiac risk. Although its clinical safety has been validated, side effects and complications especially with the coadministration of atropine can occur. We report a case of generalized tetany in a 49-year-old woman undergoing dobutamine stress echocardiography.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona 85259, USA. abbas.amr@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Amr E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Abbas
authors.forename: Rochelle
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Loftis
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lester
authors.forename: Michael B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Crawford
authors.forename: Christopher P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Appleton
mesh_terms: D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001285:Atropine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D004280:Dobutamine / Q000009:adverse effects; D025401:Echocardiography, Stress / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010276:Parasympatholytics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013746:Tetany / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D010276:Parasympatholytics; D004280:Dobutamine; D001285:Atropine