Myocardial Infarction following Administration of Sublingual Ergotamine

Ergotamine is commonly used in the treatment of migraine headache. Since migraine may be associated with variant angina, some patients with migraine may develop coronary ischemia following therapy with ergotamine. We describe a young woman with migraine who had two myocardial infarctions following l...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Chest 1982-09, Vol.82 (3), p.375-376
Hauptverfasser:	Klein, Lawrence S., Simpson, Ross J., Stem, Robert, Hayward, Jean C., Foster, James R.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Administration, Oral Adult Ergotamine - administration & dosage Ergotamine - adverse effects Ergotamine - therapeutic use Female Humans Migraine Disorders - drug therapy Mouth Floor Myocardial Infarction - chemically induced
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Zusammenfassung:	Ergotamine is commonly used in the treatment of migraine headache. Since migraine may be associated with variant angina, some patients with migraine may develop coronary ischemia following therapy with ergotamine. We describe a young woman with migraine who had two myocardial infarctions following low dose sublingual ergotamine. We feel that the ergotamine was an important precipitating cause in both infarctions.
ISSN:	0012-3692 1931-3543
DOI:	10.1378/chest.82.3.375