Cardiovascular complications among individuals with amphetamine-positive urine drug screening admitted to a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh

Background: Amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) are the most commonly used illicit drugs in Saudi Arabia. Frequency and outcome of ATS-related cardiovascular (CV) complications in the Saudi community have not been previously studied. Aim: We aimed to determine the incidence and the clinical outcomes o...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Alghamdi, Bader Alqahtani, Sultan Alhowti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Saudi Heart Association 2016-07-01
Series:Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1016731516000026