Yaman F.Çolak S.Bakkal G.Gençay I.Aktürk E.Tulmaç M.Büyükkoçak Ü.2020-06-252020-06-25201613000578https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/2517Amongst the illicit drugs, heroin, cocaine and cannabis have been studied and documented well to cause sudden death by different mechanisms. Cocaine-related myocardial infarction is well-known phenomenon. Heroin-induced myocardial infarction has been seldom reported. In this article we presented a case of drug abuse such as heroin, cocaine, bonsai and arrest after heroin injection with literature. A 28-year-old young male was brought to the emergency with sudden cardiac arrest after eroin injection intravenously. Myocardial infarction with left ventricular failure was diagnosed. Coronary angiography showed 100% occlusion of left ascending coronary artery. On day 7, cardiac arrest occured after recurrent attacks of ventricular fibrillation and resuscitation was unsuccessful.trinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessAcute myocardial infarctionCocaine abuseDrug abuseHeroin abuseArticle2442702722-s2.0-85008879634Q4