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EPHEDRINE‐INDUCED CARDIOMYOPATHY
Author(s) -
To L. B.,
Sangster J. F.,
Rampling D.,
Cammens I.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1980.tb131811.x
Subject(s) - cardiomyopathy , medicine , etiology , ephedrine , heart failure , cardiology , anesthesia
A young woman presented with congestive cardiomyopathy of unknown aetiology. She subsequently revealed a history of longstanding abuse of ephedrine‐containing preparations. The case is reported to alert clinicians to a hazard of dependence on proprietary pharmaceuticals.