Do Energy Drinks Really Give You Wings? Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy as a Bridge to Recovery for an Energy Drink-Induced Cardiomyopathy.

Abstract

The deleterious effect of energy drinks is increasingly recognized. We present a 26-year-old woman with inotrope-dependent severe dilated cardiomyopathy, potentially caused by chronic ingestion of energy drinks. The results of extensive investigation-consisting of cardiac magnetic resonance, F-18-fluorodesoxyglucose-positron emission tomography, coronary angiography, and endomyocardial biopsy-were normal. A left ventricular assist device (LVAD) was implanted as a potential bridge to recovery. After 10 months of mechanical support and pharmacological treatment, cardiac function was recovered, and the LVAD was successfully explanted. This is the first case report of energy drink abuse leading to severe heart failure requiring mechanical support for recovery.

• Authors: David Belzile, Alexandre Cinq-Mars, Mathieu Bernier, Marie-Hélène Leblanc, Christine Bourgault, Joëlle Morin, Maxime Laflamme, Éric Charbonneau, Mario Sénéchal
• Journal: The Canadian journal of cardiology (Can J Cardiol) Vol. 36 Issue 2 Pg. 317.e1-317.e3 (02 2020) ISSN: 1916-7075 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 31837890 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Video-Audio Media)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2019 Canadian Cardiovascular Society. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Topics

• Adult
• Cardiomyopathy, Dilated (etiology, therapy)
• Energy Drinks (adverse effects)
• Female
• Heart Failure (etiology, therapy)
• Heart-Assist Devices
• Humans