ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction and Alcohol Mixed with Energy Drink
Vitorino Modesto dos Santos 1 * ,
Kin Modesto Sugai 2,
Rafael Campos Nunes 2 More Detail
1 aDepartment of Medicine, Catholic University, Brasilia-DF, Brazil
2 University of Brasília-DF, Brazil
* Corresponding Author
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ABSTRACT
Myocardial infarction with ST-elevation related to alcohol mixed with the energy drink has been a challenging condition among young individuals under the age of 45; and smoking, male gender, obesity, diabetes mellitus, familial combined hyperlipidemia, cocaine or cannabis use, and androgenic anabolic steroid use are risk factors that should be investigated in this age group. As energy drinks are proinflammatory risk factors in the absence of significant atherosclerosis, healthcare professionals should pay special attention to this specific aspect during the medical history, especially when diagnosing some acute cardiovascular disorder in younger patients. This diagnostic hypothesis is reinforced in cases of myocardial infarction in the absence of the traditional risk factors, and the closely followed effective measures should be implemented.