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See Latest ArticlesMyocardial Infarction Associated with Adderall XR and Alcohol Use in a Young Man
Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 03/06/09
Jiao X et al. - Labeled or unlabeled use of Adderall is gaining popularity among young children and college students. There are no baseline screening guidelines before prescribing Adderall, but physicians need to be aware that Adderall is contraindicated in patients with known structural heart abnormality, arrhythmia, or hypertension. Inappropriate dosing or taking with alcohol increases the risk of serious cardiovascular side effects like myocardial infarction even without underlying cardiovascular risk factors. Patients presenting with chest pain after taking amphetamine drugs need be evaluated for MI and managed by vasodilating drugs immediately. The authors report a case of a young man with acute myocardial infarction after taking 2 15-mg tablets of Adderall XR with alcohol and discuss the clinical features, diagnosis, and management of the cardiovascular effect of amphetamine-containing drugs.
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