Ann Cardiol Cardiovasc Med | Volume 2, Issue 2 | Case Report | Open Access

Adenosine: A Cause of Angina

Jadhav Ajit^1* and Hardas Suhas²

¹Department of Cardiology, Baroda Heart Institute and Research Centre, India
²Department of Cardiology, Poona Hospital and Research Centre, India

^*Correspondance to: Jadhav Ajit 

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Abstract

Adenosine has a critical role in the non-invasive and invasive assessment of myocardial perfusion as well as having therapeutic efficacy in patients with no-reflow. It has an important role in both the diagnosis and treatment of a range of arrhythmias. Although side effects are frequently reported, they are seldom troublesome and due to the short half-life of the drug, are transient. Commonly reported side effects included flushing, dyspnoea, chest pain, gastrointestinal discomfort, nausea, vomiting, headache, AV block and arrhythmias. We report one of our patient while undergoing fractional flow reserve measurement for functional significance of the moderate epicardial coronary luminal narrowing (70%) experienced similar angina what he used to experience while exertion. In Such clinical scenario, revascularization Vs deferral of such lesions can still be safely considered or not.

Keywords:

Adenosine; Angina; FFR

Citation:

Ajit J, Suhas H. Adenosine: A Cause of Angina. Ann Cardiol Cardiovasc Med. 2018;2(2):1017.