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Acute myocardial infarction associated with heavy alcohol intake in an adolescent with normal coronary arteries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 March 2006

Ismail Biyik  and
Oktay Ergene
Ismail Biyik
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Usak State Hospital, Usak, Turkey
Oktay Ergene
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Atatürk Education and Training Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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Abstract

Acute ingestion of large quantities of alcohol is known to be able to trigger acute myocardial infarction. A 19-year-old boy presented at the emergency department of our hospital with complaints of severe retrosternal chest pain. One night before this event, he had drunk large amounts of alcohol. The level of alcohol in his blood was measured at 0.59 grams per litre. A 12-lead electrocardiogram showed elevations of the ST segment, averaging from 2 to 10 millimetres, in leads V1-6, DI and aVL. Since consumption of alcohol is very common in the community, the triggering effect of binge-drinking and consumption of large amounts of alcohol on acute myocardial infarction should be considered as a crucial subject for public health so as to raise the consciousness of the population, especially young persons.

Keywords

Myocardial ischaemiabinge-drinkingpublic health
Type
Brief Report
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , April 2006 , pp. 190 - 192
Copyright
© 2006 Cambridge University Press

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