Hypertensive heart disease associated with methamphetamine abuse
We report the case of a young patient with hypertensive heart disease associated with habitual methamphetamine abuse. A 37-year-old man was admitted with congestive heart failure. He was a habitual methamphetamine abuser and developed chronic hypertension after he started methamphetamine abuse. His echocardiogram demonstrated left ventricular concentric hypertrophy with diffuse hypokinesis. An endomyocardial biopsy revealed histological evidence of a hypertensive heart. This case shows that habitual methamphetamine use may cause hypertensive heart disease because of chronic hypertension.<Learning objective: Methamphetamine-associated cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure are uncommon in Japan. However, habitual methamphetamine abuse can be a potential cause of hypertensive heart disease due to chronic hypertension and congestive heart failure associated with hypertrophy.>
Source: Journal of Cardiology Cases - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
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