Citation

Karoli R, Fatima J, Singh P, Kazmi KI. J. Pharmacol. Pharmacother. 2012; 3(3): 282-284.

Affiliation

Department of Medicine, Era's Lucknow Medical College, Sarfarazganj, Hardoi Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Medknow Publications)

DOI

10.4103/0976-500X.99448

PMID

23129970

Abstract

Amongst the illicit drugs cocaine, amphetamines and cannabis have been studied and documented well to cause myocardial infarction by different mechanisms but there is very sparse data available on myocardial involvement after heroin abuse. We report a young man who developed acute myocardial injury after heroin inhalation and alcohol binge drinking. Heroin induced cardio toxic effect and vasospasm compounded by alcohol were suspected to be the cause of this.

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