Coronary vasospasm and myocardial infarction induced by oral sumatriptan

Clinical Neuropharmacology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 198-200

  Wasson, Sanjeev ^a   Jayam, Vinod K S ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Migraine; Myocardial infarction; Sumatriptan; Vasospasm

Indexed keywords

SUMATRIPTAN SUCCINATE;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DRUG HALF LIFE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MIGRAINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY VASOSPASM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SUMATRIPTAN; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 4344713883     PISSN: 03625664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.wnf.0000136889.78887.6f     Document Type: Article

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