Highlights a case of myocardial infarction associated with methadone and dihydrocodeine use in a young opioid-addicted patient.
Raises caution for MI risk with methadone-dihydrocodeine in young opioid users; single case leaves open causality and generalizability.
Chest pain and myocardial infarction occurring in young people with angiographically normal coronary arteries is well documented. Opiates have a cardioprotective effect and are used in acute heart attacks. We described a 22-year-old opioid addicted male patient who suffered a myocardial infarction following the consumption of methadone and dihydrocodeine.
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