title: Reversible dilated cardiomyopathy induced by methamphetamine.
abstract: This brief report details the case of a woman who was thought, after extensive evaluation, to have idiopathic congestive cardiomyopathy. It was subsequently found that systolic ventricular dysfunction was due to amphetamine abuse, and that ventricular function normalized after discontinuation of this drug.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Hollywood Memorial Hospital, Florida.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Jacobs
mesh_terms: D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008694:Methamphetamine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D013599:Systole / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D008694:Methamphetamine