Severe chest pain during stress dobutamine echocardiogram in patient with patent epicardial coronary arteries

Am J Emerg Med. 2011 Mar;29(3):358.e1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2010.04.012. Epub 2010 Aug 3.

Abstract

Dobutamine induced ST-segment elevation in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease is a rare condition. We report a case of a 37-year-old man, a smoker, who developed severe chest pain associated with transient ST-segment elevation in anterolateral leads and significant segmental wall motion abnormalities during dobutamine stress echocardiography that was immediately relieved by sublingual nitrates without evidence of acute myocardial infarction. Coronary angiogram showed patent epicardial coronary arteries.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Chest Pain / etiology*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Disease / diagnostic imaging*
  • Coronary Disease / physiopathology
  • Coronary Vessels / pathology
  • Echocardiography, Stress / adverse effects*
  • Electrocardiography
  • Humans
  • Male