Comprehensive clinical assessment as the cornerstone of an accurate diagnosis — hypertrophic cardiomyopathy unmasked by mephedrone exposure in a young male

Kardiologia Polska 2026 Open access

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Authors: Piotr Jarosz, Renata Rajtar-Salwa, Dawid Buczyński, Bernadeta Chyrchel, Danuta Sorysz, Stanisław Bartuś, Tomasz Rakowski
DOI: 10.33963/v.phj.112281
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Abstract

A 19-year-old male presented with nonspecific, prickly chest pain following mephedrone exposure was admitted to emergency department.Previously, he was asymptomatic, with no functional limitations and no family history of any cardiac disease or sudden death.Initial physical examination was unremarkable.However, electrocardiographic abnormalities (Figure 1A) and mildly elevated levels of high-sensitivity troponin (18.3 ng/l; normal

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Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise

Publication details

Journal / source
Kardiologia Polska
Publisher
Polskie Towarzystwo Kardiologiczne
Volume
84
Issue
9
Pages
1065-1066
Publication date
23 April 2026
Language
EN