Myocardial Infarction after Inhalation of Methamphetamine
- 18 October 1990
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 323 (16), 1147-1148
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199010183231617
Abstract
Acute myocardial infarction soon after the use of cocaine has been well documented in the literature.1 2 3 4 However, acute myocardial infarction after amphetamine use has been rarely documented.5 We report a case of acute myocardial infarction after the intranasal use of amphetamine.Keywords
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