Heart Views (Jan 2011)

Acute myocardial infarction in a young adult male associated with the use of smokeless tobacco (Sweka)

  • Waleed Muhsin Ali,
  • Rafid Fayadh Al-Aqeedi,
  • A A Gehani

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/1995-705X.90906
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 4
pp. 169 – 172

Abstract

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Dipping smokeless tobacco (ST) is used worldwide. We report a case of acute myocardial infarction in a young patient, who consumed smokeless tobacco (Sweka) for over one year. ST may be as harmful as smoking and carries adverse cardiac complications. A prompt call for restriction and prohibition is advised and its alternative use to quit smoking must be abandoned.

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