Margarita Isabel C Fernandez, Margaret Francine Co, Janine Bianca Marie Rafael, Regiel Christian Mag-Usara, Vanessa Ediza, Rafael Luis Gavino, Jan Christian Feliciano, Nigel Jeronimo Santos, Mark Andrian Yano, Julian Alexander Huibonhoa, Richard Henry Tiongco, Lenora Fernandez
Electronic cigarettes (or e-cigarettes) and vape products have multisystemic adverse effects despite being advertised as a safer smoking alternative and cessation device. We present a 22-year-old Filipino male with sudden chest pain. He had no known comorbidities but had a two-year history of daily vape use. Work-up revealed elevated cardiac markers, anteroseptal ST-elevation myocardial infarction, hypokinesia of the anterior wall and interventricular septum, and an ejection fraction of 30%. Chest radiography showed consolidation pneumonia but culture studies and Biofire Pneumonia Panel were negative for microbial detection...
April 2024: Respirology Case Reports