Acute myocardial infarction associated with amphetamine use.
Myocardial infarction is a rarely reported complication of amphetamine use. We report the case of a healthy 31-year-old man who presented to our emergency department with no clinical evidence of an acute coronary event after intravenous injection of amphetamines. However, he subsequently experienced a non-Q-wave anterior wall myocardial infarction associated with the use of amphetamines.
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Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, Denver Health Authority, Colo 80230-6800, USA. JWaksman@rmpdc.org
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D000328:Adult; D019969:Amphetamine-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis