Asystole during dipyridamole administration.

摘要

Dipyridamole is an indirect coronary vasodilator which works by increasing intravascular adenosine levels, causing functional ischemia in susceptible individuals, the basis for its use being pharmacologic stress testing. Rarely have adverse effects like asystole been reported during use of intravenous dipyridamoie, with less than 10 cases reported in literature so far. We report a case of asystole during administration of dipyridamole.