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TAIPEI, Taiwan, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Ecstasy, or XTC, may trigger heart attacks, according to a case report in the December issue of Annals of Emergency Medicine.
A 27-year-old male sought treatment at an emergency department after experiencing symptoms of chest tightness and discomfort for three hours, the journal said.
Prior to the symptons, the man said he drank a bottle of whisky and took a half tablet of the illegal drug MDMA -- Methylene 3, 4 dioxy-methamphetamine -- more commonly known as Ecstasy.
The man was diagnosed and treated in the hospital for acute myocardial infarction or heart attack as a result of MDMA use.
This is only the second case reported showing evidence that MDMA can cause heart attacks, according to the report's authors at the National Taiwan University Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan.
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