Drug abuse and ACS in the very young (less than 30 years): Demographic, clinical and angiographic profile
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2024-10
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Elsevier
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Aim: To identify incidence, type of drug abuse study clinical and angiographic profile in very young population presenting with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Materials and methods: All consecutive patients less than 30 years with ACS included and segregated into Group 1 and 2 (with and without drug abuse respectively) Result: n = 153; n = 17 in group 1 of whom 35.29 % consumed opium, 17.64 % energy drinks, 17.64 % whey protein supplements, 17.64 % inhaled marijuana, 5.88 % heroin and spasmoproxyvon and 23.52 % multi- substance abusers. STEMI, Single vessel disease and urban domicile were predominant. Rising trends of drug abuse were identified in prospective (28.20 %) versus retrospective (5.30 %) timeframe (p = 0.011). Conclusion: Rising trends of drug abuse, a potentially modifiable risk factor of ACS in the young are alarming. Strict regulations are needed to curb this menace.
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Drug abuse, Acute coronary syndrome, Young
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Chhabra Shibba Takkar, Kaur Gurleen, Kapoor Samir, Kapila Aastha, Kaur Gagandeep, Jain Prannav, kumar Pankaj, Bansal Namita, Bansal Mamta, Gupta Anshuman, Batta Akash, Singal Gautam, Goyal Abhishek, Tandon Rohit, Aslam Naved, Mohan Bishav, Wander Gurpreet Singh . Drug abuse and ACS in the very young (less than 30 years): Demographic, clinical and angiographic profile. Indian Heart Journal. 2024 Oct; 76(5): 355-357