PMID- 25215082 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20140912 LR - 20211021 IS - 1920-8642 (Print) IS - 1920-8642 (Linking) VI - 3 IP - 4 DP - 2012 TI - ST elevation myocardial infarction in a young patientafter ingestion of caffeinated energy drink and ecstasy. PG - 305-7 AB - BACKGROUND: Caffeinated energy drinks are widely used worldwide. They are associated with a variety of adverse effects and are of concern to health authorities, yet there is still scarce information about their adverse effects and inadequate awareness among medical personnel. METHODS: Case description and discussion of a patient presenting to the emergency room after overdose of energy drinks in combination with 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA). RESULTS: Despite best medical efforts, the patient died of fatal cardiac arrhythmias. There is a paucity of information about adverse effects of energy drinks. CONCLUSION: Although energy drinks are widely used, there is a lack of awareness in the population and medical staff about their hazards. FAU - Hanan Israelit, Shlomo AU - Hanan Israelit S AD - Department of Emergency Medicine, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel. FAU - Strizevsky, Algxander AU - Strizevsky A AD - Department of Emergency Medicine, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel. FAU - Raviv, Bennidor AU - Raviv B AD - Department of Emergency Medicine, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel. LA - eng PT - Case Reports PL - China TA - World J Emerg Med JT - World journal of emergency medicine JID - 101549691 PMC - PMC4129803 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Caffeine OT - Energy drink OT - MDMA COIS- Conflicts of interest: There is no conflict of interest in this study. EDAT- 2012/01/01 00:00 MHDA- 2012/01/01 00:01 PMCR- 2012/02/01 CRDT- 2014/09/13 06:00 PHST- 2012/07/03 00:00 [received] PHST- 2012/10/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/09/13 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/01/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/01/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 2012/02/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - WJEM-3-305 [pii] AID - 10.5847/wjem.j.issn.1920-8642.2012.04.012 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - World J Emerg Med. 2012;3(4):305-7. doi: 10.5847/wjem.j.issn.1920-8642.2012.04.012.