Mohammed ABUSHAREKH, Hakan GÖÇER, Ahmet Barış DURUKAN, Ertuğrul ERCAN

Elektronik sigara İle İlişkili eş zamanlı akut miyokard enfarktüsü ve pnömoni olgusu sunumu

Elektronik sigaralar (e-sigaralar) son zamanlarda geleneksel sigara bırakma yöntemi olarak veya özellikle genç nüfus arasında alternatif olarak yaygın bir şekilde kullanılmaktadır. Yeni tanımlanan E-sigara veya vaping, ürün kullanımına bağlı akciğer hasarı (EVALI) ve miyokard enfarktüsü riski, ölüm dahil olmak üzere feci sonuçlara yol açabilir. Burada, istirahatte retrosternal göğüs ağrısı ve başlayan nefes darlığı şikayeti ile başvuran 37 yaşında bir erkekte E-sigara kullanımı durumunda Pnömoni eşliğinde Pnömoni eşliğinde ST yükselmeli miyokard infarktüsü (STEMI) olgusunu sunuyoruz.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Elektronik Sigara, Miyokard Enfarktüsü, Pnömoni

A case report of simultaneously acute myocardial infarction and pneumonitis associated with vaping electronic cigarette

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have recently been widely used as a method to conventional smoking cessation or as an alternative, especially among young population. The newly identified E-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (EVALI) and the risk of myocardial infarction may lead to catastrophic consequences including death. Herein, we present the case of a ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) accompanied by Pneumonitis in the setting of E-cigarette use in a 37-year-old male who presented with retrosternal chest pain at rest and shortness of breath that started 2 hours before admission.

Keywords:

electronic cigarette, myocardial infarction, pneumonitis,

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