acute myocardial infarction following naltrexone consumption; a case report
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cardiovascular effects of opioid withdrawal have long been studied. it was reported that patients with underlying ischemic heart disease and atherosclerotic vessels may be complicated by a sudden physical and emotional stress due to withdrawal syndrome. but some other believes sudden increase in catecholamine level as a sympathetic overflow might effect on heart with and without underlying ischemia. in the current study, a patient on methadone maintenance therapy (mmt) who experienced myocardial infarction (mi) after taking naltrexone was described.
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