High-grade atrioventricular block during dipyridamole stress testing

Int J Cardiol. 1994 Oct;46(3):279-82. doi: 10.1016/0167-5273(94)90251-8.

Abstract

Dipyridamole stress testing may be used in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease and risk assessment of patients who are unable to exercise. Although dipyridamole perfusion imaging has a good safety record, serious side-effects may rarely occur. We present a case in which dipyridamole induced high-grade atrioventricular (AV) block that responded promptly to intravenous aminophylline but not to atropine.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aminophylline / therapeutic use
  • Coronary Disease / diagnosis
  • Dipyridamole / adverse effects*
  • Electrocardiography
  • Heart Block / chemically induced*
  • Heart Block / diagnosis
  • Heart Block / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Male

Substances

  • Aminophylline
  • Dipyridamole