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Editorial
. 2024 Mar 13;3(7):100838.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.100838. eCollection 2024 Jul.

Facing a Tsunami: Methamphetamine Heart Failure Demands Novel Approaches

Shannon L Walker  1   2 , Nicky J Mehtani  1 , Nisha I Parikh  2
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Editorial

Facing a Tsunami: Methamphetamine Heart Failure Demands Novel Approaches

Shannon L Walker et al. JACC Adv. .
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Keywords: drug abuse; heart failure; methamphetamine cardiomyopathy; race-ethnic disparities; social determinants of health.

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Conflict of interest statement

Dr Mehtani has received support from 10.13039/100000026NIDA, T32DA007250. Dr Walker has received support from Chan Zuckerberg BioHub San Francisco. Dr Parikh has reported that she has no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.

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