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Binge drinking alcohol with caffeinated “energy drinks”, prolonged emesis and spontaneous coronary artery dissection: a case report, review of the literature and postulation of a pathomechanism

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    Jonas Zacher, Erik May, Marc Horlitz & Simon Pingel

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Zacher, J., May, E., Horlitz, M. et al. Binge drinking alcohol with caffeinated “energy drinks”, prolonged emesis and spontaneous coronary artery dissection: a case report, review of the literature and postulation of a pathomechanism. Clin Res Cardiol 107, 975–979 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-018-1262-y

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