Title of article
Case Report: Acute Myocardial Infarction following Sildenafil Intake in a Nitrate-Free Patient without Previous History of Coronary Artery Disease
Author/Authors
Hayat, S. Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital - Department of Medicine, Kuwait , Al-Mutairy, M. Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital - Department of Medicine, Kuwait , Zubaid, M. Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital - Division of Cardiology, Kuwait , Suresh, C. Al-Kabeer Hospital - Division of Cardiology, Kuwait
From page
234
To page
236
Abstract
Objective: To report the occurrence of acute myocardial infarction (MI) associated with the intake of oral sildenafil (Viagra) in a nitrate-free patient without previous history of coronary artery disease. Case Presentation and Intervention: A 50-year-old manual laborer was admitted to the hospital with acute inferoposterior wall MI occurring approximately 30 min after taking oral sildenafil 50 mg. This occurred before any attempted sexual activity. Subsequent angiography showed a 70% stenotic lesion in the midsegment of the dominant circumflex artery. The Naranjo scale indicated that sildenafil was a probable cause of MI. Conclusion: This report shows a rare sildenafil-associated MI in a nitrate-free patient without a previous history of coronary artery disease.
Keywords
Sildenafil , Nitrate , Myocardial infarction
Journal title
Medical Principles and Practice
Journal title
Medical Principles and Practice
Record number
2694518
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