Is the pepper spray a triggering factor in myocardial infarction? A case report

Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2012 Mar:16 Suppl 1:73-4.

Abstract

Forty-year-old man was admitted to emergency department with complains of chest pain and dispnea after exposure the pepper gas that sprayed to environment during a social event. Physical examination and electrocardiogram was revealed acute myocardial infarction.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Chest Pain / chemically induced
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Dyspnea / chemically induced
  • Electrocardiography
  • Hemodynamics / physiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myocardial Infarction / chemically induced*
  • Myocardial Infarction / diagnostic imaging
  • Plant Extracts / adverse effects*
  • Tear Gases / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Plant Extracts
  • Tear Gases
  • oleoresins