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Coronary spasm after completion of adenosine pharmacologic stress test

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Adenosine is a frequently used pharmacologic stress agent in myocardial perfusion imaging. Its safety profile is well established, and most of its side effects are mild and transient. Coronary vasospasm occurs occasionally during or after adenosine stress test in rare cases, which may lead to seriously adverse outcomes. This study reported 3 such cases after completion of adenosine pharmacologic stress test.

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This study is supported by the National Science & Technology Pillar Program in the Eleventh Five-year Plan Period, China (2007BAI05B01) and by NSFC (30970849).

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cardiovascular Institute and Fu Wai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 167 Bei Li Shi Lu, Beijing, 100037, China

    Ping-Ping Han, Yue-Qin Tian, Hong-Xing Wei, Qi Wang & Zuo-Xiang He

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Han, PP., Tian, YQ., Wei, HX. et al. Coronary spasm after completion of adenosine pharmacologic stress test. Ann Nucl Med 25, 580–585 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12149-011-0493-z

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