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01.04.2012 | case report

A case of acute myocardial infarction due to the use of cayenne pepper pills

verfasst von: Muhammet Rasit Sayin, MD, Turgut Karabag, MD, Sait Mesut Dogan, MD, Ibrahim Akpinar, MD, Mustafa Aydin, MD

Erschienen in: Wiener klinische Wochenschrift | Ausgabe 7-8/2012

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Summary

The use of weight loss pills containing cayenne pepper has ever been increasing. The main component of cayenne pepper pills is capsaicin. There are conflicting data about the effects of capsaicin on the cardiovascular system. In this paper, we present the case of a 41 year old male patient with no cardiovascular risk factors who took cayenne pepper pills to lose weight and developed acute myocardial infarction.
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Metadaten
Titel
A case of acute myocardial infarction due to the use of cayenne pepper pills
verfasst von
Muhammet Rasit Sayin, MD
Turgut Karabag, MD
Sait Mesut Dogan, MD
Ibrahim Akpinar, MD
Mustafa Aydin, MD
Publikationsdatum
01.04.2012
Verlag
Springer Vienna
Erschienen in
Wiener klinische Wochenschrift / Ausgabe 7-8/2012
Print ISSN: 0043-5325
Elektronische ISSN: 1613-7671
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-012-0163-8

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