Key result
Preworkout supplement use and vigorous exercise trigger SCAD and anterior STEMI in young athlete.
Case Report (n=1)
This case highlights that preworkout supplements, in combination with vigorous exercise, may contribute to spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) in young athletes without traditional cardiovascular risk factors.
SCAD should be considered in young athletes with STEMI after supplement use; this case leaves open causality and needs confirmation.
We present a 19-year-old male athlete, without cardiovascular risk factors, with anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction caused by left anterior descending artery spontaneous coronary artery dissection. Symptoms began during a swim practice, and patient endorsed using C4 Ripped (Cellucor), a preworkout supplement to enhance athletic performance. We hypothesize that this was the major contributor to presentation. The patient showed improvement after 4 days.
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Bloom et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) with anterior STEMI (n=1). C4 Ripped (preworkout supplement) and vigorous exercise was evaluated on Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) with anterior STEMI. A 19-year-old male athlete developed spontaneous coronary artery dissection and anterior STEMI after consuming a preworkout supplement and engaging in vigorous exercise.
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