Binge drinking alcohol with caffeinated "energy drinks", prolonged emesis and spontaneous coronary artery dissection: a case report, review of the literature and postulation of a pathomechanism

Clin Res Cardiol. 2018 Oct;107(10):975-979. doi: 10.1007/s00392-018-1262-y. Epub 2018 May 4.

Authors

Jonas Zacher¹, Erik May², Marc Horlitz^{2

3}, Simon Pingel²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Electrophysiology and Rhythmology, Krankenhaus Porz am Rhein, Urbacher Weg 19, 51149, Cologne, Germany. jonas.zacher@googlemail.com.
² Department of Cardiology, Electrophysiology and Rhythmology, Krankenhaus Porz am Rhein, Urbacher Weg 19, 51149, Cologne, Germany.
³ University of Witten/Herdecke, Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 50, 58448, Witten, Germany.

PMID: 29728830
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-018-1262-y

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Binge Drinking / complications*
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnosis
Coronary Vessel Anomalies / etiology*
Coronary Vessel Anomalies / physiopathology
Echocardiography
Electrocardiography
Energy Drinks / adverse effects*
Humans
Male
Vascular Diseases / congenital*
Vascular Diseases / diagnosis
Vascular Diseases / etiology
Vascular Diseases / physiopathology
Vomiting / diagnosis
Vomiting / etiology*

Supplementary concepts

Coronary Artery Dissection, Spontaneous