Possible Association Between 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine Abuse and Valvular Heart Disease

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 100, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1442-1445

  Droogmans, Steven ^a   Cosyns, Bernard ^a   D'haenen, Hugo ^a   Creeten, Edwin ^a   Weytjens, Caroline ^a   Franken, Philippe R ^a   Scott, Benjamin ^a   Schoors, Danny ^a   Kemdem, Arsène ^b   Close, Laurent ^b   Vandenbossche, Jean Luc ^b   Bechet, Serge ^b   Van Camp, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b SAINT PIERRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION; UNITED STATES; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ADULT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HALLUCINOGENS; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 35348827450     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.06.045     Document Type: Article

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