Cardiac arrhythmia in a professional football player: was ephedrine to blame?
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.3810/psm.2003.12.592.
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Abstract
The use of over-the-counter dietary supplements has risen dramatically, and adverse events can be severe. Physicians should recognize the dangers that ephedrine-containing supplements present and remain vigilant for sympathomimetic symptoms in young, otherwise healthy, patients. This case illustrates how the use of a popular weight-loss supplement by a 27-year-old professional football player apparently resulted in cardiac arrhythmia requiring direct cardioversion.