Myocardial Infarction Resulting From Caffeine Overdose in an Anorectic Woman,☆☆,

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Abstract

A 20-year-old bulimic woman ingested 20 g of caffeine in a suicide attempt. After being evaluated and discharged from the emergency department, she was readmitted with ECG changes and ultimately found to have sustained a subendocardial infarction. This case highlights the wide-ranging health consequences of eating disorders and the toxicity of caffeine overdose.

[Forman J, Aizer A, Young CR: Myocardial infarction resulting from caffeine overdose in an anorectic woman. Ann Emerg Med January 1997;29:178-180.]

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From the Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.

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