Left ventricular dissecting haematoma and aneurysm formation in a patient who uses methamphetamines: a case report
Myocardial dissection with aneurysm formation is a rare complication of ischaemic heart disease. Methamphetamines enhance the risk of myocardial dissection by inducing myocardial inflammation, causing a dilated cardiomyopathy and increasing the left ventricular pressures.
Authors
- G. Dissanayake
- Pramith Ruwanpathirana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7037-2553)
- Dhammika Amaratunga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8293-5042)
- Shivani Poornima
- Gamini Galappaththi
Institutions
- National Hospital of Sri Lanka (LK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
- Published
- 2024-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-024-04382-0
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.72