Acute myocardial involvement after heroin inhalation

Karoli, Ritu; Fatima, J.; Singh, Pushker; Kazmi, Khursheed I.

doi:10.4103/0976-500X.99448

Case ReportArchivesVol. 3 | Issue 3 | 2012 | pp. 282–284Open Access

Acute myocardial involvement after heroin inhalation

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¹Department of Medicine, Era’s Lucknow Medical College, Sarfarazganj, Hardoi Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India Case Report.

Correspondence: Ritu Karoli
Department of Medicine, Era’s Lucknow Medical College, Sarfarazganj, Hardoi Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India Case Report.
Email: ritu.karoli@rediffmail.com

Published: Jan 1, 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4103/0976-500X.99448
Article URL: https://www.jpharmacol.com/article/j-pharmacol-pharmacother-3-3-282
PDF URL: https://www.jpharmacol.com/article/j-pharmacol-pharmacother-3-3-282.pdf

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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