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Postconditioning with Lactate-enriched Blood for Cardioprotection in ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Published on: May 28, 2019
[ST elevation myocardial infarction after therapeutic injection of adrenaline]
Jesper Rømhild Davidsen1, Jess Lambrechtsen, Kenneth Egstrup
1Sygehus Fyn, Svendborg, Medicinsk Forskningsafdeling. jrd@dadlnet.dk
Abstract:
A case of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) following accidental iatrogenic overdose by adrenaline injection is described in a male aged 55 years. This patient was given 1 mg of adrenaline due to anaphylactic symptoms. Afterwards he presented with angina pectoris, dyspnoea and ST-segment elevation in the ECG. Plasma TnT and CK-MB were raised. A coronary angiography revealed a 66% stenosis of RCA. This patient had an asymptomatic RCA stenosis that probably became symptomatic due to coronary artery spasm related to adrenaline injection and thereby presented symptoms and signs of AMI.
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