Cardiac and Systemic Thrombus Caused by Drug Abuse

Cardiac and Systemic Thrombus Caused by Drug Abuse

Drug abuse is an increasing concern all over the world especially in the United States. Methamphetamine have been well established to cause elevated body temperature, irregular heartbeat, seizures, and heart disease. We present a case of ventricular thrombus with systemic emboli in a patient with di...

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Main Authors: John Eliveha, Shravani Vindhyal, Mohinder Vindhyal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5083624
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spelling doaj-0b937e85cfc64807bc2c3e914ef209d72020-11-24T23:59:51ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64042090-64122019-01-01201910.1155/2019/50836245083624Cardiac and Systemic Thrombus Caused by Drug AbuseJohn Eliveha0Shravani Vindhyal1Mohinder Vindhyal2Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas, 1001 N Minneapolis St., Wichita, KS 67214, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas, 1001 N Minneapolis St., Wichita, KS 67214, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas, 1001 N Minneapolis St., Wichita, KS 67214, USADrug abuse is an increasing concern all over the world especially in the United States. Methamphetamine have been well established to cause elevated body temperature, irregular heartbeat, seizures, and heart disease. We present a case of ventricular thrombus with systemic emboli in a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy after methamphetamine use.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5083624
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description Drug abuse is an increasing concern all over the world especially in the United States. Methamphetamine have been well established to cause elevated body temperature, irregular heartbeat, seizures, and heart disease. We present a case of ventricular thrombus with systemic emboli in a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy after methamphetamine use.
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