Cardiac arrest in a young man following excess consumption of caffeinated "energy drinks"

被引：133
作者：
Berger, Adam J. [1 ]
Alford, Kevin [1 ,2 ]
机构：
[1] Port Macquarie Base Hosp, Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia
[2] Univ New S Wales, Rural Clin Sch, Sydney, NSW, Australia
来源：
MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA | 2009年 / 190卷 / 01期
关键词：
SUDDEN-DEATH; TAURINE; HEART;
D O I：
10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02263.x
中图分类号：
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号：
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要：
An otherwise healthy 28-year-old man had a cardiac arrest after a day of motocross racing. He had consumed excessive amounts of a caffeinated "energy drink" throughout the day. We postulate that a combination of excessive ingestion of caffeine- and taurine-containing energy drinks and strenuous physical activity can produce myocardial ischaemia by inducing coronary vasospasm.
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