Wild at heart: 34-year-old male with new onset dyspnea, heart failure and history of amphetamine use; a case report

Wild at heart: 34-year-old male with new onset dyspnea, heart failure and history of amphetamine use; a case report

Abstract Background Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rather rare cause of acute coronary syndrome with a preponderance for young female patients. Amphetamines are now the second most widely used substance drugs in the world and they are associated with a myriad of cardiac diseases...

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Main Authors: Hossein Navid, Hamidreza Soleimani, Kaveh Hosseini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-10-01
Series:The Egyptian Heart Journal
Subjects:
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection
Ischemic cardiomyopathy
Methamphetamine abuse
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43044-019-0026-y

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