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Acute Myocardial Infarction With Sumatriptan: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Chalaupka Flavio Devetag
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2009.01409.x
Subject(s) - sumatriptan , myocardial infarction , medicine , cardiology , receptor , agonist
We report a case of myocardial infarction associated with the use of sumatriptan and review the literature regarding similar cases. A 54‐year‐old woman with a history of migraine without aura, mild arterial hypertension, depression, and no history of coronary artery disease was admitted to our hospital for acute myocardial infarction, 30 minutes after using 6 mg of subcutaneous sumatriptan. Coronary angiography performed several days later revealed a normal coronary arterial system. Although at discharge the patient was advised to permanently avoid triptans, she continued the use of oral sumatriptan at low dosage (25‐50 mg) without any problems.