MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION RESULTING FROM CAFFEINE OVERDOSE IN AN ANORECTIC WOMAN

Authors
FORMAN J AIZER A YOUNG CR
Citation
J. Forman et al., MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION RESULTING FROM CAFFEINE OVERDOSE IN AN ANORECTIC WOMAN, Annals of emergency medicine, 29(1), 1997, pp. 178-180
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
Journal title
Annals of emergency medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
01960644
Volume
29
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
178 - 180
Database
ISI
SICI code
0196-0644(1997)29:1<178:MRFCOI>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
A 20-year-old bulimic woman ingested 20 g of caffeine in a suicide att empt. After being evaluated and discharged from the emergency departme nt, she was readmitted with ECG changes and ultimately found to have s ustained a subendocardial infarction. This case highlights the wide-ra nging health consequences of eating disorders and the toxicity of caff eine overdose.