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Acute myocardial infarction and coronary vasospasm associated with the ingestion of cayenne pepper pills in a 25-year-old male

Capsaicin, one of the major active components of cayenne pepper pills, is an over-the-counter substance with sympathomimetic activity used commonly by young individuals for weight loss. Here we report the case of a previously healthy young male who developed severe chest pain after using cayenne pep...

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Autores principales: Sogut, Ozgur, Kaya, Halil, Gokdemir, Mehmet Tahir, Sezen, Yusuf
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3284873/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22264348
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1865-1380-5-5