Impressive ST-segment elevation during dobutamine stress echocardiography in a patient with normal coronary arteries: dobutamine-induced vasospasm?

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 414-419

  Rekik, Sofiene ^a,b   Aboukhoudir, Falah ^a   Andrieu, Stephane ^a   Pansieri, Michel ^a   Hirsch, Jean Lou ^a  

^a Avignon Hospital Center   (France)

^b HEDI CHAKER HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Coronary artery spasm; Dobutamine stress echocardiography; ST elevation

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOBUTAMINE STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VASOSPASM;

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VASOSPASM; CORONARY VESSELS; DOBUTAMINE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 68749098201     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2009.03.004     Document Type: Article

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