Acute myocardial infarction after heroin injections

Jpn Heart J. 2004 Nov;45(6):1021-8. doi: 10.1536/jhj.45.1021.

Abstract

Information concerning acute myocardial infarctions (AMI) after heroin injection is limited. Only one report has described the association between heroin injections and AMI in a young woman. AMI after heroin injection in a patient with a normal coronary angiogram has not been reported. We report a 38-year-old man who developed AMI after heroin injection. He is probably the first case of AMI with normal coronary artery angiograms associated with heroin abuse. The heroin-induced toxic effect and/or coronary spasm are highly suspected to be the causes of the infarction episode.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Vasospasm / etiology
  • Electrocardiography
  • Heroin Dependence / complications*
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intravenous
  • Male
  • Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis
  • Myocardial Infarction / etiology*
  • Smoking / adverse effects