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A 22-year-old man on lisdexamfetamine presented with spontaneous coronary artery dissection and was successfully treated with medical management.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights a rare case of spontaneous coronary artery dissection in a young male associated with lisdexamfetamine use, which was successfully treated with medical management.
Lisdexamfetamine may be associated with SCAD in young men; this case report leaves causality open.
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare cause of coronary events and sudden cardiac death. SCAD can present with a wide spectrum of clinical presentations and as an entity remains underrecognized. Several risk factors, such as female gender, peripartum and early postpartum state, and atherosclerotic disease, have been attributed to SCAD. Amphetamine use has been attributed to an increased risk for coronary artery events. We present a case of a 22-year-old man on lisdexamfetamine and no other significant medical history who presented with SCAD and was successfully treated with medical management.
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Afzal et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) (n=1). Lisdexamfetamine was evaluated. A 22-year-old man on lisdexamfetamine presented with spontaneous coronary artery dissection and was successfully treated with medical management.
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