ISSN : 2146-3123
E-ISSN : 2146-3131

Heroin Abuse and Myocardial Infarction
Ersan Tatlı 1, Meryem Aktoz 1
1Department of Cardiology, Medical Faculty of Trakya University, Edirne
DOI : 10.5174/tutfd.2008.00822.1
Pages : 212-214

Abstract

Information concerning acute myocardial infarction after heroin usage is limited and the actual mechanism of heroin-induced myocardial infarction is not well known. Only one report has been described noting the association between usage heroin and acute myocardial infarction in a young man with normal coronary arteries. We also reported a patient with normal coronary arteries and acute myocardial infarction after heroin abuse.

Keywords : Heroin usage; acute myocardial infarction
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