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Nouraldeen Manasrah1, Rohan Naik2, Ali F Al Sbihi1
1Internal Medicine, Detroit Medical Center/Sinai Grace Hospital, Detroit, USA.
Abstract:
Dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) is a commonly utilized method for coronary artery disease (CAD) diagnosis, and it provides important long-term prognostic information. We report a case of a 53-year-old female with multiple cardiovascular risk factors who underwent DSE for evaluation of underlying CAD. The examination was complicated by wide complex tachycardia and promoted administration of esmolol, which shortly led to ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Coronary angiography showed complete absence of CAD. Coronary vasospasm was a possible suggested mechanism due to the pharmacologic interaction between beta-blockers and dobutamine on alpha- and beta-adrenergic receptors.
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