Toxic Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Recognizing a Potentially Reversible Disease
Introduction
The use of illicit drugs has increased in recent years. Related to this increase, there is a growing need to recognise and properly treat the adverse effects associated with the consumption of these drugs.
These substances can induce several cardiovascular (CV) complications, being this acute or chronic. Some of them are the ischemic and arrhythmic events, the development of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and the left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD).
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