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Usefulness of Left Ventricular Assist Device in the Recovery of Severe Amphetamine-Associated Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Source :
- Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 36:317.e5-317.e7
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2020.
-
Abstract
- Exposure to synthetic drugs such as amphetamines may lead to significant consequences on the cardiovascular system. The prognosis of young adults with amphetamine-induced cardiomyopathy remains poor. We present 2 young patients (aged
- Subjects :
- Adult
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Substance-Related Disorders
medicine.medical_treatment
Cardiomyopathy
Hemodynamics
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
Severity of Illness Index
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
Health problems
0302 clinical medicine
Internal medicine
Severity of illness
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Young adult
Amphetamine
business.industry
Dilated cardiomyopathy
medicine.disease
Ventricular assist device
Cardiology
Central Nervous System Stimulants
Heart-Assist Devices
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 0828282X
- Volume :
- 36
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Canadian Journal of Cardiology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....750e356a1f17f2a56bc9851591a64455
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2019.09.024