Amphetamine Abuse Related Acute Myocardial Infarction
Amphetamine abuse is a global problem. The cardiotoxic manifestations like acute myocardial infarction (AMI), heart failure, or arrhythmia related to misuse of amphetamine and its synthetic derivatives have been documented but are rather rare. Amphetamine-related AMI is even rarer. We report two cas...
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| author | Archana Sinha O’Dene Lewis Rajan Kumar Sri Lakshmi Hyndavi Yeruva Bryan H. Curry |
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| description | Amphetamine abuse is a global problem. The cardiotoxic manifestations like acute myocardial infarction (AMI), heart failure, or arrhythmia related to misuse of amphetamine and its synthetic derivatives have been documented but are rather rare. Amphetamine-related AMI is even rarer. We report two cases of men who came to emergency department (ED) with chest pain, palpitation, or seizure and were subsequently found to have myocardial infarction associated with the use of amphetamines. It is crucial that, with increase in amphetamine abuse, clinicians are aware of this potentially dire complication. Patients with low to intermediate risk for coronary artery disease with atypical presentation may benefit from obtaining detailed substance abuse history and urine drug screen if deemed necessary. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a34b49e37e244d4cad0530dae78ac27c2025-08-20T02:20:32ZengWileyCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64042090-64122016-01-01201610.1155/2016/79678517967851Amphetamine Abuse Related Acute Myocardial InfarctionArchana Sinha0O’Dene Lewis1Rajan Kumar2Sri Lakshmi Hyndavi Yeruva3Bryan H. Curry4Division of Cardiology, Saint Luke’s University Health Network, 801 Ostrum Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USADivision of Pulmonary Medicine, Howard University Hospital, 2041 Georgia Avenue, Washington, DC 20060, USADivision of Cardiology, Saint Luke’s University Health Network, 801 Ostrum Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USADivision of Hematology-Oncology, Howard University Hospital, 2041 Georgia Avenue, Washington, DC 20060, USADivision of Cardiology, Howard University Hospital, 2041 Georgia Avenue, Washington, DC 20060, USAAmphetamine abuse is a global problem. The cardiotoxic manifestations like acute myocardial infarction (AMI), heart failure, or arrhythmia related to misuse of amphetamine and its synthetic derivatives have been documented but are rather rare. Amphetamine-related AMI is even rarer. We report two cases of men who came to emergency department (ED) with chest pain, palpitation, or seizure and were subsequently found to have myocardial infarction associated with the use of amphetamines. It is crucial that, with increase in amphetamine abuse, clinicians are aware of this potentially dire complication. Patients with low to intermediate risk for coronary artery disease with atypical presentation may benefit from obtaining detailed substance abuse history and urine drug screen if deemed necessary.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7967851 |
| spellingShingle | Archana Sinha O’Dene Lewis Rajan Kumar Sri Lakshmi Hyndavi Yeruva Bryan H. Curry Amphetamine Abuse Related Acute Myocardial Infarction Case Reports in Cardiology |
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| title_full | Amphetamine Abuse Related Acute Myocardial Infarction |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Amphetamine Abuse Related Acute Myocardial Infarction |
| title_short | Amphetamine Abuse Related Acute Myocardial Infarction |
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| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7967851 |
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