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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |