Characteristics of Methamphetamine-associated Cardiomyopathy and the Impact of Methamphetamine Use on Cardiac Dysfunction

Characteristics of Methamphetamine-associated Cardiomyopathy and the Impact of Methamphetamine Use on Cardiac Dysfunction

Methamphetamine-associated cardiomyopathy (MACM) in an increasingly prevalent disease yet presenting clinical characteristics have not been well studied. We studied consecutive patients with MACM presenting between June 2018 and March 2020 who were interviewed for drug use and medical history. We re...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of cardiology 2021-09, Vol.154, p.86-91
Hauptverfasser: Reddy, Pavan KV, Chau, Edward, Patel, Sagar V, Yang, Katharine, Ng, Tien MH, Elkayam, Uri
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Sprache:eng
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Age
Blood pressure
Cardiomyopathy
Congestive heart failure
Consent
Dilation
Disease
Echocardiography
Ejection fraction
Gender
Heart failure
Homeless people
Homelessness
Hospitalization
Interviews
Laboratories
Methamphetamine
Patients
Toxicology
Variables
Ventricle
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Zusammenfassung:Methamphetamine-associated cardiomyopathy (MACM) in an increasingly prevalent disease yet presenting clinical characteristics have not been well studied. We studied consecutive patients with MACM presenting between June 2018 and March 2020 who were interviewed for drug use and medical history. We retrospectively identified an age- and gender-matched cohort of Non-MACM (NMACM) patients and compared clinical characteristics. 140 patients (70 MACM and 70 NMACM) were studied. MACM patients were young (49.6 ± 10 years) and predominantly male (94%). Compared to NMACM, MACM patients were more likely to be Caucasian (21% vs 6%, p = 0.007) and homeless (47% vs 7%, p = 0.001). MACM was characterized by lower left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) (p
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.06.001