title: Myocardial Infarction associated with methadone and/or dihydrocodeine.
abstract: Chest pain and myocardial infarction occurring in young people with angiographically normal coronary arteries is well documented. Opiates have a cardioprotective effect and are used in acute heart attacks. We described a 22-year-old opioid addicted male patient who suffered a myocardial infarction following the consumption of methadone and dihydrocodeine.
authors.affiliation: General Hospital München Schwabing, Munich, Germany. Markus.Backmund@kms.mhn.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Backmund
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zwehl
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Nagengast
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Eichenlaub
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003061:Codeine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008691:Methadone / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; C014481:dihydrocodeine; D008691:Methadone; D003061:Codeine