Ephedrine-induced acute myocardial infarction in a young athlete: A case of thrombus management

Angiology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 254-258

  Kranjec, Igor ^a   Cerne, Andreja ^a   Noc, Marko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Aspiration thrombectomy; Ephedrine abuse; IVUS; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BISOPROLOL; ENOXAPARIN; EPHEDRINE; EPTIFIBATIDE; RAMIPRIL;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CATHETER; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHLETE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

ADULT; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPHEDRINE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SPORTS; THROMBECTOMY; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 65249096049     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003319707310280     Document Type: Article

References (33)

1. Fleming RM The effect of ephedra and high fat dieting: a cause for concern! A case report. Angiology. 2007 ; 58: 102-105. (Pubitemid 46272198)
2. Powers ME Ephedra and its application to sport performance: another concern for the athletic trainer ? J Athl Train. 2001 ; 36: 420-424. (Pubitemid 33683029)
3. Chen C., Biller J., Willing SJ, Lopez AM Ischemic stroke after using over the counter products containing ephedra. J Neurol Sci. 2004 ; 217: 55-60. (Pubitemid 37532717)
4. Cockings JG, Brown M. Ephedrine abuse causing acute myocardial infarction. Med J Aust. 1997 ; 167: 199-200. (Pubitemid 27387247)
5. Wiener I., Tilkian AG, Palazzolo M. Coronary artery spasm and myocardial infarction in a patient with normal coronary arteries: temporal relationship to pseudoephedrine ingestion. Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1990 ; 20: 51-53. (Pubitemid 20249771)
6. Enders JM, Dobesh PP, Ellison JN Acute myocardial infarction induced by ephedrine alkaloids. Pharmacotherapy. 2003 ; 23: 1645-1651. (Pubitemid 37485316)
7. Manini AF, Kabrhel C., Thomsen TW Acute myocardial infarction after over-the-counter use of pseudoephedrine. Ann Emerg Med. 2005 ; 45: 213-216.
8. Menegakis NE, Amstey MS Case report of myocardial infarction in labor. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1991: 165: 1383-1384.
9. Grzesk G., Polak G., Grabczewska Z., et al. Myocardial infarction with normal coronary arteriogram: the role of ephedrine-like alkaloids. Med Sci Monit. 2004 ; 10: CS15-21. (Pubitemid 38525086)
10. Myers JB, Guskiewicz KM, Riemann BL Syncope and atypical chest pain in an intercollegiate wrestler: a case report. J Athl Train. 1999 ; 34: 263-266.
11. Biyik I., Ergene O. Myocardial infarction associated with pseudoephedrine use and acute streptococcal infection in a boy with normal coronary arteries. Can J Cardiol. 2006 ; 22: 254-256.
12. Pederson KJ, Kuntz DH, Garbe GJ Acute myocardial ischemia associated with ingestion of bupropion and pseudoephedrine in a 21-year-old man. Can J Cardiol. 2001 ; 17: 599-610.
13. Rezkalla SH, Mesa J., Sharma P., Kloner RA Myocardial infarction temporally related to ephedra-a possible role for the coronary microcirculation. WMJ. 2002 ; 101: 64-66. (Pubitemid 35239778)
14. Hung MJ, Kuo LT, Cheng WJ Amphetamine-related acute myocardial infarction due to coronary artery spasm. Int J Clin Pract. 2003 ; 57: 62-64. (Pubitemid 36181753)
15. Lai TI, Hwang JJ, Fang CC, Chen WJ Methylene 3, 4 dioxymethamphetamine- induced acute myocardial infarction. Ann Emerg Med. 2003 ; 42: 759-762. (Pubitemid 37486795)
16. Weaver WD, Simes RJ, Betriu A., et al. Comparison of primary coronary angioplasty and intravenous thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction: a quantitative review. J Am Med Assoc. 1997 ; 278: 2093-2098. (Pubitemid 28016233)
17. Erbel R., Heusch G. Coronary microembolization-its role in acute coronary syndromes and interventions. Herz. 1999 ; 24: 558-575.
18. Morishima I., Sone T., Okumura K., et al. Angiographic no-reflow phenomenon as a predictor of adverse long term outcome in patients treated with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty for first acute myocardial infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2000 ; 36: 1202-1209.
19. Dudek D., Mielecki W., Legutko J., et al. Percutaneous thrombectomy with the RESCUE system in acute myocardial infarction. Kardiol Pol. 2004 ; 61: 523-533. (Pubitemid 40039263)
20. Burzotta F., Trani C., Romagnoli E., et al. Manual thrombus-aspiration improves myocardial reperfusion: the randomized evaluation of the effect of mechanical reduction of distal embolization by thrombus-aspiration in primary and rescue angioplasty (REMEDIA) trial. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2005 ; 46: 371-376. (Pubitemid 40966871)
21. Stone GW, Webb J., Cox DA, et al. Enhanced Myocardial Efficacy and Recovery by Aspiration of Liberated Debris (EMERALD) Investigators. JAMA. 2005 ; 293: 1063-1072.
22. Ali A., Cox D., Dib N., et al. and AIMI Investigators. Rheolytic thrombectomy with percutaneous coronary intervention for infarct size reduction in acute myocardial infarction: 30-day results from a multicenter randomized study. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006 ; 48 ; 244-252.
23. Kaltoft A., Bottcher M., Hansen HH, et al. Routine thrombectomy in percutaneous coronary intervention for acute ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction: a randomized, controlled trial. Circulation. 2006 ; 114: 40-47. (Pubitemid 44305273)
24. Carey BC, Blankenship JC A sequential approach to the management of a massive intracoronary thrombus in ST elevation myocardial infarction. A case report. Angiology. 2007 ; 58: 106-111. (Pubitemid 46272190)
25. Lablanche JM, Fourrier JL, Gommeaux A., Becquart J., Bertrand ME Percutaneous aspiration of a coronary thrombus. Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1989 ; 17: 97-98.
26. Wang HJ, Kao HL, Liau CS, Lee YT Export aspiration catheter thrombosuction before actual angioplasty in primary coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2002 ; 57: 332-339. (Pubitemid 35266270)
27. Burzotta F., Trani C., Romagnoli E., et al. A pilot study with a new, rapid-exchange, thrombus-aspirating device in patients with thrombus-containing lesions: the Diver C.E. study. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2006 ; 67: 887-893. (Pubitemid 43837072)
28. Pershad A., Hoelzinger D., Patel S. Pronto catheter thrombectomy in acute ST-segment myocardial infarction: a case series. J Invasive Cardiol. 2006 ; 18: E191 - E194. (Pubitemid 44680993)
29. Siddiqui DS, Choic CJ, Tsimikas S., Mahmud E. Successful utilization of a novel aspiration thrombectomy catheter (Pronto) for the treatment of patients with stent thrombosis. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2006 ; 67: 894-899. (Pubitemid 43837073)
30. Topaz O., Bernardo N., Desai P., Janin Y. Acute thrombotic-ischemic coronary syndromes: the usefulness of TEC. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 1999 ; 48: 406-420.
31. Kornowski R., Ayzenberg O., Halon DA, Kusniec F., Assali A. Preliminary experiences using X-sizer catheter for mechanical thrombectomy of thrombus-containing lesions during acute coronary syndromes. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2003 ; 58: 443-448. (Pubitemid 36397289)
32. Sudre A., Chmait A., Rosey G., et al. The use of the RESCUE thromboaspiration system in acute coronary syndrome. Ann Cardiol Angeiol. 2004 ; 53: 245-249. (Pubitemid 39164906)
33. Sakakura K., Kubo N., Takagi Y., et al. Three episodes of inferior acute myocardial infarction due to thrombotic occlusion of the right coronary artery: a case report. J Cardiol. 2005 ; 45: 123-128. (Pubitemid 40756208)