Coronary artery spasm after ingestion of Imodium (loperamide) in a 14-year-old boy

We report a 14-year-old boy who presented with acute chest pain, following the ingestion of loperamide for acute diarrhea. Twelve lead electrocardiogram (ECG) showed evidence of acute ischemia indicating acute coronary artery spasm. The changes reverted with treatment within a few hours with no perm...

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Main Authors: Tayyaba Sehar, Masood Sadiq
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
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Online Access:http://www.annalspc.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2069;year=2016;volume=9;issue=2;spage=158;epage=160;aulast=Sehar