title: A case of acute myocardial infarction due to the use of cayenne pepper pills.
abstract: The use of weight loss pills containing cayenne pepper has ever been increasing. The main component of cayenne pepper pills is capsaicin. There are conflicting data about the effects of capsaicin on the cardiovascular system. In this paper, we present the case of a 41 year old male patient with no cardiovascular risk factors who took cayenne pepper pills to lose weight and developed acute myocardial infarction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, 67600, Kozlu, Zonguldak, Turkey. sayinmr@mynet.com
authors.forename: Muhammet Rasit
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Sayin
authors.forename: Turgut
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Karabag
authors.forename: Sait Mesut
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Dogan
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Akpinar
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aydin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001067:Appetite Depressants / Q000506:poisoning*; D002212:Capsicum / Q000506:poisoning*; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D001067:Appetite Depressants; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents