title: Alcohol-triggered acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: Heavy alcohol drinking may trigger the onset of acute myocardial infarction. Although the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood, alcohol-induced changes in blood homeostasis, endothelial dysfunction, decreased fibrinolysis, and coronary spasm are the possible explanations. There are rare reports of acute myocardial infarction in young individuals triggered by acute heavy alcohol intake. We present a case of acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction triggered by heavy alcoholic binge drinking in a man and discuss the available explanations of this rare association.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Ramesh M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Gowda
authors.forename: Ijaz A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Balendu C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Vasavada
authors.forename: Terrence J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Sacchi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D004562:Electrocardiography; D000431:Ethanol / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol