Coronary sinus flow is reduced in methamphetamine abusers: a transthoracic echocardiographic study

The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging
Guang-Liang WeiXu-Yan Tan

Abstract

To compare the coronary sinus flow among healthy participants, methamphetamine abusers without chest pain and those with chest pain. One hundred and eight methamphetamine abusers: 53 ones without chest pain, 55 ones with chest pain, free of ascertained coronary artery disease, were enrolled in this study. A control group of 50 age-matched male healthy participants was studied for comparison. Standard 2D, flow and tissue Doppler echo with measurements of cardiac morphologic and functional indicators, coronary sinus flow, and inferior vena cava (IVC) ultrasound with measurements of the IVC dimensions and their collapsibility index were performed, respectively. Compared to healthy participants, methamphetamine abusers had higher blood pressure, greater left ventricular mass index and more impaired diastolic function, with preserved cardiac sizes, systolic function and right atrial pressure. Methamphetamine abusers with chest pain had faster heart rate than those without chest pain and healthy participants. Coronary sinus flow was significantly less in methamphetamine abusers than in healthy participants (P < 0.05), and was extremely lower in those with chest pain than in healthy participants (about one-fourth) (P < 0.01). The area...Continue Reading

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