title: An unusual case of silent acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction following amphetamine use.
abstract: We report a case of silent acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction associated with amphetamine use in a 62 years old diabetic man. The patient was devoid of chest pain and had a normal cardiac enzyme analysis at the initial presentation. A routine electrocardiogram demonstrated acute inferior wall ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Coronary angiography confirmed a total occlusion of the posterior lateral branch of right coronary artery. The patient underwent successful percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty with stent placement. Amphetamine abuse may play a role in acute myocardial infarction. Adverse cardiovascular manifestations of amphetamine can occur with sudden overt chest pain or present insidiously. In view of the potential association of amphetamine and myocardial infarction, physicians should not rely only upon clinical symptoms. This report highlights the diabetic patients with amphetamine abuse should undergo a routine electrocardiogram in such circumstances.
authors.affiliation: Julia Chia-Yu Chang, MD, Emergency Department, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, National Yang-Ming University, School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chia-Yu Chang
authors.affiliation: Chian-Ze Peng, MD, Emergency Department, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, National Yang-Ming University, School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chian-Ze
authors.initials: CZ
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.affiliation: Chorng-Kuang How, MD, Emergency Department, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, National Yang-Ming University, School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chorng-Kuang
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: How
authors.affiliation: Mu-Shun Huang, MD, Emergency Department, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, National Yang-Ming University, School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Mu-Shun
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Huang
keywords: Amphetamine; Chest pain; Silent myocardial infarction