[
    {
        "id": "osp-10742",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "Cardiovascular Complications of Acute Amphetamine Abuse: Cross-sectional study",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Bazmi",
                "given": "Elham"
            },
            {
                "family": "Mousavi",
                "given": "Farinaz"
            },
            {
                "family": "Mokhtari",
                "given": "Leila"
            },
            {
                "family": "Tahmineh",
                "given": ""
            },
            {
                "family": "Behnoush",
                "given": "Behnam"
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/en/articles/cardiovascular-complications-of-acute-amphetamine-abuse-cross-sectional-study",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2025
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal",
        "volume": "17",
        "issue": "1",
        "page": "31-37",
        "DOI": "10.18295/squmj.2016.17.01.007",
        "publisher": "Sultan Qaboos University",
        "ISSN": "2075-051X",
        "abstract": "Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate cardiovascular complications among patients who abuse amphetamines. Methods: This cross-sectional study took place between April 2014 and April 2015 among 3,870 patients referred to the Toxicology Emergency Department of Baharlou Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Those with clinical signs of drug abuse and positive urine screening tests were included in the study, while cases of chronic abuse were excluded. Cardiac complications were evaluated via electrocardiography (ECG) and transthoracic echocardiography. Results: A total of 230 patients (5.9%) had a history of acute amphetamine abuse and positive urine tests. Of these, 32 patients (13.9%) were"
    }
]