Myocardial Infarction Associated with Methadone and/or Dihydrocodeine

Chest pain and myocardial infarction occurring in young people with angiographically normal coronary arteries is well documented. Opiates have a cardioprotective effect and are used in acute heart attacks. We described a 22-year-old opioid addicted male patient who suffered a myocardial infarction f...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European addiction research 2001, Vol.7 (1), p.37-39
Hauptverfasser:	Backmund, Markus, Meyer, Kirsten, Zwehl, Werner, Nagengast, Otto, Eichenlaub, Dieter
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Analgesics, Opioid - adverse effects Case Report Codeine - adverse effects Codeine - analogs & derivatives Humans Hypercholesterolemia - complications Male Methadone - adverse effects Myocardial Infarction - chemically induced Myocardial Infarction - therapy Obesity - complications Opioid-Related Disorders - complications Opioid-Related Disorders - drug therapy Smoking - adverse effects
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Zusammenfassung:	Chest pain and myocardial infarction occurring in young people with angiographically normal coronary arteries is well documented. Opiates have a cardioprotective effect and are used in acute heart attacks. We described a 22-year-old opioid addicted male patient who suffered a myocardial infarction following the consumption of methadone and dihydrocodeine.
ISSN:	1022-6877 1421-9891
DOI:	10.1159/000050712