ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction and Alcohol Mixed with Energy Drink

Vitorino Modesto dos Santos 1 * , Kin Modesto Sugai 2, Rafael Campos Nunes 3
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1 Department of Medicine, Catholic University, Brasilia-DF, Brazil
2 Postgraduate Course of Management, Technology, and Information Security, University of Brasilia, Brasilia-DF, Brazil
3 Computer Science BSc Undergraduate at the University of Brasilia, Brasilia-DF, Brazil
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J CLIN MED KAZ, Volume 23, Issue 2, pp. 4-5. https://doi.org/10.23950/jcmk/18325
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Authors’ Contributions: Conceptualization, V. M. S, K. M. S., R. C. N.; investigation, V. M. S., K. M. S., R. C. N.; verification, V K. M. S., R. C. N.; writing – original draft preparation, K. M. S., R. C. N.; writing – review and editing, V. M. S. The authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

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ABSTRACT

Myocardial infarction with ST-elevation related to alcohol mixed with the energy drink has been a challenging condition more frequently among young males under the age of 45 years. Energy drinks are proinflammatory risk factors even in the absence of classical risk factors, and healthcare professionals should pay special attention to this specific factor during the medical history, especially when diagnosing some acute cardiovascular disorders in younger patients. This diagnostic hypothesis is reinforced in cases of myocardial infarction in the absence of the traditional risk factors, and effective measures should be implemented and closely monitored. The purpose of this letter is to comment on some new literature about the challenging issue.
Keywords: alcohol, energy drink, AMED, STEMI, myocardial infarction

CITATION

dos Santos VM, Sugai KM, Nunes RC. ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction and Alcohol Mixed with Energy Drink. J CLIN MED KAZ. 2026;23(2):4-5. https://doi.org/10.23950/jcmk/18325

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