Key result
A 27-year-old male developed acute pericarditis, confirmed by ECG and cardiovascular magnetic resonance, two days after his first use of an electronic cigarette.
Why the study?
Electronic cigarette use has increased, but there were no case reports describing vaping-induced acute pericarditis.
Case Report (n=1)
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This case report highlights a potential novel association between electronic cigarette use (vaping) and the development of acute pericarditis in a young, otherwise healthy patient.
Vaping may trigger acute pericarditis in young adults; first case report leaves open causality and needs confirmation.
Acute pericarditis is the most common pericardial disease in clinical practice and frequently in young and middle-aged people. The past decade has dramatically increased electronic cigarettes or vapes in developing countries. However, there are no case reports describing vaping-induced acute pericarditis. This report describes a case of a 27-year-old male who presented with acute onset chest pain after using an electronic cigarette. His ECG showed typical pericarditis with diffuse ST-segment elevation and downsloping TP segment. The patient responded to the medical therapies of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and colchicine, but serum troponin T went up. In this case report, the authors have shared their opinions on how to handle this situation.
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Duc et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Acute pericarditis (n=1). Electronic cigarette (vaping) was evaluated on Acute pericarditis. A 27-year-old male developed acute pericarditis, confirmed by ECG and cardiovascular magnetic resonance, two days after his first use of an electronic cigarette.
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