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Acute myocardial infarction due to coronary vasospasm and salbutamol abuse
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A 41-year-old woman was referred to our institution owing to acute myocardial infarction. She had a history of cigarette smoking, hyperlipidaemia and asthma. On the day of admission she had taken high doses of a β2 agonist (inhaled salbutamol 2 g as cumulative dose) because of worsening asthma attacks. She …