Key result
Intravenous amphetamine triggers acute left ventricular failure in first documented case of amphetamine cardiomyopathy.
Why the study?
Acute amphetamine cardiomyopathy had not been previously described in the medical literature.
This case report provides the first description of acute amphetamine cardiomyopathy following intravenous amphetamine use.
May warrant considering amphetamine in unexplained acute LV failure; single case leaves open amphetamine cardiomyopathy as a distinct entity.
A case of acute left ventricular failure following an intravenous dose of amphetamine is described. The diagnosis was made by right heart catheterization. This is the first description of acute amphetamine cardiomyopathy in the medical literature.
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O'Neill et al. (1983) studied this question. Intravenous amphetamine administration caused acute left ventricular failure, representing the first documented case of acute amphetamine cardiomyopathy.
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