Acute myocardial infarction after administration of low-dose intravenous epinephrine for anaphylaxis

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 289-294

  Shaver, Kyle J ^a   Adams, Christopher ^a   Weiss, Steven J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse drug effects; Intravenous epinephrine; Variant angina

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADRENALIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CIMETIDINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; LONG ACTING DRUG; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OXYGEN; PENICILLIN G; STEROID; TROPONIN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PHARYNGITIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SMOKING CESSATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 33749335330     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500013890     Document Type: Article

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