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Kardiomyopathie bei einem 22-Jährigen mit langjährigem Methamphetaminkonsum

This article presents the case of a 22-year-old male patient with cardiomyopathy associated with a long history of methamphetamine abuse. Echocardiography revealed a dilated cardiomyopathy with highly reduced systolic pump function and severe mitral valve regurgitation. Inotropic treatment and Mitra...

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Main Authors: Schwab, Dominic Mathias (Author) , Katus, Hugo (Author) , Raake, Philip (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:German
Published: 01 February 2019
In: Der Internist
Year: 2019, Volume: 60, Issue: 3, Pages: 304-308
ISSN:1432-1289
DOI:10.1007/s00108-019-0559-x
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00108-019-0559-x
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Author Notes:D.M. Schwab, H.A. Katus, P.W. Raake
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Summary:This article presents the case of a 22-year-old male patient with cardiomyopathy associated with a long history of methamphetamine abuse. Echocardiography revealed a dilated cardiomyopathy with highly reduced systolic pump function and severe mitral valve regurgitation. Inotropic treatment and MitraClip® (Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, CA, USA) implantation resulted in enhancement of hemodynamics. The rising prevalence of methamphetamine abuse should give reason to raise awareness for the diagnostic work-up and patient history particularly in cases of unexplained cardiomyopathy in young patients.
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ISSN:1432-1289
DOI:10.1007/s00108-019-0559-x

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