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Case Reports
. 2021 Mar 5;14(3):e238352.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-238352.

Electric cigarette-related lung injury and cardiovascular insult

Roxana Amirahmadi  1 , James Childress  1 , Sonika Patel  1 , Lee-Ann Wagner  2
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Case Reports

Electric cigarette-related lung injury and cardiovascular insult

Roxana Amirahmadi et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

The cardiovascular effects of electronic cigarette use are unknown. Here we present a case describing a young, previously healthy patient without prior cardiopulmonary comorbidities who developed severe, acute cardiac dysfunction in the setting of e-cigarette use, in addition to the more commonly encountered respiratory symptoms. While pulmonary manifestations are characteristic of e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI), the acute and reversible cardiomyopathy seen here has not been previously described in association with either EVALI or e-cigarette use.

Keywords: adult intensive care; drug misuse (including addiction); heart failure; occupational and environmental medicine; respiratory system.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Four CT chest images showing diffuse ground glass infiltrates, prompting transfer to our tertiary care centre for escalation of care.
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