title: Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Young Adult Male Associated with the use of Smokeless Tobacco (Sweka).
abstract: Dipping smokeless tobacco (ST) is used worldwide. We report a case of acute myocardial infarction in a young patient, who consumed smokeless tobacco (Sweka) for over one year. ST may be as harmful as smoking and carries adverse cardiac complications. A prompt call for restriction and prohibition is advised and its alternative use to quit smoking must be abandoned.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Waleed Muhsin
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Rafid Fayadh
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Al-Aqeedi
authors.forename: Aa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gehani