Intramuscular Epinephrine-Induced Transient ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

• Main Authors: Binav Shrestha MBBS (Author), Paritosh Kafle MBBS (Author), Shivani Thapa MBBS (Author), Suyash Dahal MBBS (Author), Vijay Gayam MD (Author), Alix Dufresne MD, FACP, FACC, FESC (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction. Myocardial infarction in the setting of anaphylaxis may result from the anaphylaxis itself or from the epinephrine used to treat the anaphylaxis. While cases of myocardial infarction due to large doses of intravenous epinephrine have previously been reported, myocardial infarction afte...