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Myocardial Infarction with Normal Coronary Arteries in a Patient with Heroin Use and Infective Endocarditis
Kai-Wei Chang1, Yuan-Hung Yen2, Kuei-Chuan Chan1
1Institute of Medicine, School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University; ; Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital; Taichung, Taiwan;
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Myocardial infarction with normal coronary arteries typically occurs in patients under 50 years of age. There is usually no history of angina or previous myocardial infarction, and risk factors for ischemic heart disease are frequently absent. We report a 27-year-old heroin user with normal coronary arteries and inferior wall infarction secondary to infective endocarditis. The left ventricular dysfunction normalized after antibiotic and surgical treatments for infective endocarditis. He was followed at our outpatient clinic for one year without recurrence.
Key Words:
Heroin; Infective endocarditis; Left ventricular ballooning syndrome; Myocardial infarction with normal coronary arteries.