Young Patient Presenting with ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) Following Alcohol Mixed with Energy Drink (AMED)
Abstract
In young myocardial infarction patients (<45), causes such as energy drinks, alcohol, cocaine, and anabolic steroids are added to the etiology, unlike in older myocardial infarction patients. Our case is a 19-year-old male who presented to the emergency department with ST-elevation MI after consuming alcohol mixed with an energy drink (AMED). Coronary angiography revealed a 99% thrombotic lesion in the distal Cx, which was thin in structure, in a patient whose coronary artery structure was not atherosclerotic. Due to the thinness of the vessel structure, medical treatment was initially planned for the patient.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
Coffee research and impacts
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Clinical Medicine of Kazakhstan
- Publisher
- JSC National Scientific Medical Research Center
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 97–99
- Publication date
- 29 January 2026
- Language
- EN