An unusual case of silent acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction following amphetamine use

Authors

  • Julia Chia-Yu Chang
  • Chian-Ze Peng
  • Chorng-Kuang How
  • Mu-Shun Huang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.294.3500

Keywords:

Amphetamine, Chest pain, Silent myocardial infarction.

Abstract

We report a case of silent acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction associated with amphetamine use in a 62 years old diabetic man. The patient was devoid of chest pain and had a normal cardiac enzyme analysis at the initial presentation. A routine electrocardiogram

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Published

2013-06-11

How to Cite

Chang, J. C.-Y., Peng, C.-Z., How, C.-K., & Huang, M.-S. (2013). An unusual case of silent acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction following amphetamine use. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 29(4). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.294.3500

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 4 (2013): August 2013 Pak J Med Sci

Section

Case Reports