Key result
Ephedrine-containing weight-loss supplement linked to cardiac arrhythmia requiring direct cardioversion in a professional athlete.
Why the study?
Does the use of ephedrine-containing weight-loss supplements cause cardiac arrhythmia in young, healthy individuals?
Case Report (n=1)
Does the use of ephedrine-containing weight-loss supplements cause cardiac arrhythmia in young, healthy individuals?
Ephedrine-containing dietary supplements can cause severe adverse events, including cardiac arrhythmias requiring cardioversion, even in young, healthy athletes.
May prompt supplement history in athletes with arrhythmias; leaves open causality and risk magnitude in young healthy users.
The use of over-the-counter dietary supplements has risen dramatically, and adverse events can be severe. Physicians should recognize the dangers that ephedrine-containing supplements present and remain vigilant for sympathomimetic symptoms in young, otherwise healthy, patients. This case illustrates how the use of a popular weight-loss supplement by a 27-year-old professional football player apparently resulted in cardiac arrhythmia requiring direct cardioversion.
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Krome et al. (2003) conducted a case report in Cardiac arrhythmia (n=1). Ephedrine-containing weight-loss supplement was evaluated on Cardiac arrhythmia requiring direct cardioversion. Use of an ephedrine-containing weight-loss supplement by a 27-year-old professional football player resulted in a cardiac arrhythmia requiring direct cardioversion.
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