Key result
Dobutamine stress echocardiography triggered an unexpected episode of symptomatic junctional bradycardia in a single patient case report.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the rare but possible occurrence of symptomatic junctional bradycardia (Stokes-Adams) during dobutamine stress echocardiography.
Clinicians should note possible symptomatic junctional bradycardia during dobutamine stress echocardiography; single case leaves incidence and implications open.
Dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) is commonly used to assess the extent, location, and severity of coronary artery disease (CAD), and for myocardial viability. DSE is generally well tolerated, and its side effects and contraindications are mostly related to consequences of excess inotropic or chronotropic stimulation of the heart. Bradycardia and transient atrioventricular (AV) block are not infrequent during DSE. Hereby, we present a case report of a patient who developed symptomatic junctional bradycardia during dobutamine stress echocardiography.
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Kumar et al. (2020) conducted a case report in Coronary artery disease assessment (n=1). Dobutamine stress echocardiography was evaluated on Symptomatic junctional bradycardia. Dobutamine stress echocardiography triggered an unexpected episode of symptomatic junctional bradycardia in a single patient case report.
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