Myocardial infarction after taking eletriptan

Andre Dias; Emiliana Franco; Kathy Hebert; Ana Mercedes

doi:10.1016/j.repc.2014.03.005

Myocardial infarction after taking eletriptan

Andre Dias, Emiliana Franco, Kathy Hebert, Ana Mercedes

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Abstract

We report the case of a 53-year-old male patient with a medical history significant for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, migraines with visual aura and non-obstructive coronary artery disease, who sustained a non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction a few hours after taking eletriptan as abortive therapy for migraine headaches. We believe this case implies a causal association between eletriptan and myocardial infarction, considering the timing of both drug intake and symptom onset. To the best of our knowledge this is the first reported myocardial infarction attributable to eletriptan overdose in a patient without obstructive coronary artery disease.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	475.e1-475.e3
Journal	Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
Volume	33
Issue number	7-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.repc.2014.03.005
State	Published - Jan 1 2013
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Acute myocardial infarction
Coronary vasospasm
Eletriptan

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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Dias, A., Franco, E., Hebert, K., & Mercedes, A. (2013). Myocardial infarction after taking eletriptan. Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia, 33(7-8), 475.e1-475.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.repc.2014.03.005

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