Myocardial ischemia associated with clenbuterol abuse: Report of two cases

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 444-449

  Huckins, David S ^a   Lemons, Mark F ^a  

^a NEWTON WELLESLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

clenbuterol; myocardial ischemia; substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; CLENBUTEROL; CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE MB; DILTIAZEM; METOPROLOL; ONDANSETRON; PROMETHAZINE; PROPRANOLOL; TROPONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BODY BUILDING; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CASE REPORT; DIAPHORESIS; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OXYGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN; TREMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; CHEST PAIN; CLENBUTEROL; DOPING IN SPORTS; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; NAUSEA; TACHYCARDIA; TROPONIN; VOMITING; WEIGHT LIFTING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873205523     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2012.02.057     Document Type: Article

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