Young patient presenting with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) following alcohol mixed with energy drink (AMED)
Engin Dondurmacı 1,
Emel Özkorkmaz 2,
Sedat Sakallı 1,
ESRA POLAT 2 * More Detail
1 Department of Cardiology, Gaziantep City Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey
2 University of Health Sciences Türkiye, Clinic of Cardiology, Gaziantep City Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey
* Corresponding Author
J CLIN MED KAZ, In press.
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ABSTRACT
In young myocardial infarction patients (<45), causes such as energy drinks, alcohol, cocaine, and anabolic steroids are added to the etiology, unlike in older myocardial infarction patients.. Our case is a 19-year-old male who presented to the emergency department with ST-elevation MI after consuming alcohol mixed with an energy drink (AMED). Coronary angiography revealed a 99% thrombotic lesion in the distal Cx, which was thin in structure, in a patient whose coronary artery structure was not atherosclerotic. Due to the thinness of the vessel structure, medical treatment was initially planned for the patient.
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Dondurmacı E, Özkorkmaz E, Sakallı S, POLAT E. Young patient presenting with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) following alcohol mixed with energy drink (AMED). J Clin Med Kaz. 2026.