Acute myocardial infarction caused by amphetamines: A case report and review of the literature

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 478-480

  Costa, G M ^a   Pizzi, C ^a   Bresciani, B ^a   Tumscitz, C ^a   Gentile, M ^a   Bugiardini, R ^a  

^a Divisione di Cardiologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Amphetamine; Calcium channel blockers; Endothelial dysfunction

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CASE REPORT; CINEANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATHOGENESIS;

ADULT; AMPHETAMINE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 0034926987     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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