Acute amphetamine cardiomyopathy in a drug addict
- 1 April 1983
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Clinical Cardiology
- Vol. 6 (4), 189-191
- https://doi.org/10.1002/clc.4960060407
Abstract
A case of acute left ventricular failure following an intravenous dose of amphetamine is described. The diagnosis was made by right heart catheterization. This is the first description of acute amphetamine cardiomyopathy in the medical literature.Keywords
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