Myocardial infarction in a young adult following the consumption of a caffeinated energy drink

BMJ Case Reports

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Scott, Martin James ^a   El Hassan, Mohamed ^a   Khan, Aftab Ahmed ^a  

^a TAMESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; TROPONIN I;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CAFFEINATED ENERGY DRINK; CASE REPORT; COLD CLAMMY SKIN; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 79960281942     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1757790X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.02.2011.3854     Document Type: Article

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