<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>There are few case reports of cases of carotid and aortic dissection related to the ergotamine abuse, but the cases that affect the coronary arteries is a very rare coronary. We present a patient of a 48-year-old female with an ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction attributable to chronic ergotamine use. The coronary angiography showed dissection of right coronary artery proximal.</p></abstract>

There are few case reports of cases of carotid and aortic dissection related to the ergotamine abuse, but the cases that affect the coronary arteries is a very rare coronary. We present a patient of a 48-year-old female with an ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction attributable to chronic ergotamine use. The coronary angiography showed dissection of right coronary artery proximal.

Acute coronary syndrome with elevation of ST associated with ergotamine abuse

Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine

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There are few case reports of cases of carotid and aortic dissection related to the ergotamine abuse, but the cases that affect the coronary arteries is a very...

Acute coronary syndrome with elevation of ST associated with ergotamine abuse

Published Online: Mar 28, 2019

Page range: 69 - 71

Received: Jun 28, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjim-2018-0023

Keywords
ergotamine, acute coronary syndrome, myocardial infarction, dissection

© 2019 Gabriel E. Pérez Baztarrica et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Acute coronary syndrome with elevation of ST associated with ergotamine abuse

Published Online: Mar 28, 2019

Page range: 69 - 71

Received: Jun 28, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjim-2018-0023

Keywordsergotamine, acute coronary syndrome, myocardial infarction, dissection

© 2019 Gabriel E. Pérez Baztarrica et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
ergotamine, acute coronary syndrome, myocardial infarction, dissection