The Metaraminol Test and Adverse Cardiac Effects

Letters and Corrections1 August 1989The Metaraminol Test and Adverse Cardiac EffectsJuan Buades, MD, PhD, Antonio Bassa, MD, PhD, Jordi Altés, MD, José Ma. Vicens, MD, Bartolome Cabrer, MD, PhDJuan Buades, MD, PhDSearch for more papers by this author, Antonio Bassa, MD, PhDSearch for more papers by this author, Jordi Altés, MDSearch for more papers by this author, José Ma. Vicens, MDSearch for more papers by this author, Bartolome Cabrer, MD, PhDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-111-3-259_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the Editor: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a hereditary disorder of unknown cause. The diagnosis is not difficult when a family history is relevant and diagnostic criteria are met (1, 2). Barakat and colleagues (3) have proposed a metaraminol provocation test for diagnosis of familial Mediterranean fever. They found that this test had a 100% sensitivity and specificity and did not provoke any serious side effects; only headache and transient palpitations were reported during metaraminol infusion. We report a case of bigeminal rhythm and angina pectoris secondary to the metaraminol test.A 38-year-old woman had a family history of...References1. SonarGarniPrasHeUer EJMH. Familial Mediterranean fever: a survey of 470 cases and review of the literature. Am J Med. 1967;43:227-53. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. EliakimLevyEhrenfeld MMM. Recurrent polyseritis. Amsterdam: Elsevier-Holland/Biomedical Press; 1981:16. Google Scholar3. BarakatEl-KhawadGumaaEl-SobkiFenech MAKNF. Metaraminol provocative test: a specific diagnostic test for familial Mediterranean fever. Lancet. 1984;1:656-7. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. BarakatEl-SobkiEl-KhawadGumaaFenech MNAKF. Diagnosing familial Mediterranean fever. Lancet. 1984;2:41-2. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. CattanDervichianCourillonNurit DMAY. Metaraminol provocation test for familial Mediterranean fever. Lancet. 1984;1:1130-1. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Hospital Son Dureta 07014 Palma de Mallorca Spain PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByFamilial Mediterranean fever : MEFV gene mutations and treatmentFiebre mediterránea familiarFamilial Mediterranean Fever at the Millennium Clinical Spectrum, Ancient Mutations, and a Survey of 100 American Referrals to the National Institutes of HealthElective laparoscopic appendectomy in patients with familial Mediterranean feverThe arthritis of familial mediterranean feverRecurrent Hereditary Polyserositis or Familial Mediterranean Fever: An OverviewLong-term colchicine treatment in children with familial mediterranean fever 1 August 1989Volume 111, Issue 3Page: 259-260KeywordsAnginaFeversHeadachesHeart diseasesSpecificity Issue Published: 1 August 1989 PDF DownloadLoading ...