title: Myocardial infarction after taking zolmitriptan.
abstract: We report the case of a patient with mild non-obstructive coronary artery disease who sustained an inferior wall myocardial infarction shortly after taking zolmitriptan as abortive therapy for migraine headaches. A Medline search was performed to review all reported cases of myocardial infarction related to migraine therapy with zolmitriptan and related medications. Zolmitriptan may cause myocardial infarction (MI) even in the absence of significant coronary artery disease.
authors.affiliation: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pacheco-Coronado
authors.forename: Paul W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: McMullan
authors.forename: Brian H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Galbut
authors.forename: Erica J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Galbut
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Snell
authors.forename: Gary L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Schaer
authors.forename: Clifford J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Kavinsky
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced*; D023303:Oxazolidinones / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000009:adverse effects; D014363:Tryptamines / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D023303:Oxazolidinones; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D014363:Tryptamines; C089750:zolmitriptan