A Case of Cardiac Arrest during Ergonovine Stress Echocardiography.
- Author:
Myungsang SHIN
1
;
Young Jin YOUN
;
Jang Young KIM
;
Min Soo AHN
;
Kyung Hoon CHOE
Author Information
1. Division of Cardiology, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea. kimjy@yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Ergonovine;
Echocardiography;
Coronary vasospasm;
Heart arrest
- MeSH:
Coronary Vasospasm;
Diagnosis;
Echocardiography;
Echocardiography, Stress*;
Ergonovine*;
Heart Arrest*;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Nifedipine;
Nitroglycerin;
Spasm
- From:Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
2007;15(3):90-93
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Ergonovine stress echocardiography might be a feasible, accurate and safe procedure for the noninvasive diagnosis of coronary vasospasm. During ergonovine stress echocardiography, reversal of spasm is usually achieved by administration of nitroglycerin or nifedipine. However, we experienced a 61 year-old male case of cardiac arrest caused by multiple spasms and refractory of these medications during ergonovine stress echocardiography.
