Ischemic Cardiomyopathy and Cerebral Infarction in a Young Patient Associated with Khat Chewing

Khat is a stimulating agent used by many people in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian peninsula. Khat chewing is a known cardiovascular risk factor and is thought to cause vasoconstriction, systemic hypertension, and thrombogenicity. A 33-year-old Somalian man initially presented with loss of neurol...

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Autores principales: Meulman, T. J., Bakker, J., van den Bos, E. J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4357046/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25815235
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/893176

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4357046/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25815235
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/893176

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