|
|
Article: Ephedrine linked to sudden cardiac death.
- Article from:
- Health & Medicine Week
- Article date:
- November 1, 2004
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2004 NewsRX. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Each year 80,000-100,000 Americans die suddenly from heart attacks without ever having had any symptoms of heart disease. In some cases, the victims of these unheralded sudden cardiac deaths had been taking dietary supplements containing ephedrine.
In a new study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, researchers show how ephedrine can cause sudden cardiac death in an animal model of asymptomatic heart disease.
"For our experiment, we went to the local health food store, bought ephedrine supplements and gave our animals the dose recommended on the label," said Philip B. Adamson, MD, associate ...