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Drug Abuse-Induced Cardiac Arrhythmias: Mechanisms and Management
Toxicomania is a worldwide emerging problem threatening young population. Several reports highlighted its hazardous cardiovascular effects. Sudden cardiac death secondary to cardiac arrhythmias is the most occupying issue. Different forms of cardiac rhythm disorders may be induced by illicit drug abuse according to the type of drug and the mechanism involved. In this review, we exposed the main ventricular and supraventricular arrhythmia complicating the common recreational drugs, and we explained their different mechanisms as well as the particularities of management. Cardiac Arrhythmias. Toxicomania is a worldwide health and social problem. In Tunisia, the issue is more complicated as drug abuse begins at a very early age, affecting 4. Most of the researches have focused on mental health effects and neurotoxicity of illicit drugs. Some of them were interested to cardiovascular dangers in general, and they were almost cases or series reports. The current review will focus on the topic of cardiac arrhythmias secondary to drug abuse in which we will explain their different mechanisms and principles of management. Several cases and series of sudden death, in the hours following cocaine consumption, were reported. The main likely cause is cocaine-induced arrhythmia \\\\\\\\\[ 3 \\\\\\\\\]. Four mechanisms are implicated in the genesis of arrhythmia in case of cocaine intoxication: sodium channel blockade, potassium channel blockade, catecholamine excess, and finally myocardial infarction MI and myocarditis \\\\\\\\\[ 4 \\\\\\\\\]. Recently, sinus bradycardia has been described as a result of chronic cocaine use \\\\\\\\\[ 5 — 7 \\\\\\\\\] that may be related to a cocaine-induced desensitization of beta-adrenergic receptors \\\\\\\\\[ 6 \\\\\\\\\]. The main measure for patients suffering from cocaine-induced arrhythmia is withholding the drug and referring to a detoxification center to prevent recurrent events. In addition, specific strategies should also be conducted according to the type of arrhythmia. Wide QRS tachycardia related to sodium channel blockade and reentry ventricular tachycardia. First, the blockade of fast inward sodium channels by cocaine is well described as a class IC effect according to the Vaughan-Williams classification of antiarrhythmic agents. Modulators of the effect of cocaine are increased in heart rate and decreased in pH which increases the degree of sodium channel blockade \\\\\\\\\[ 8 \\\\\\\\\]. Electrocardiographic ECG manifestations mimic those of other sodium channel blockers, drugs and toxins, as tricyclic antidepressants. These manifestations depend on the degree of intoxication. In fact, early and minimal toxicity results in the impairment of conduction on the right side leading to a rightward axis deviation and QRS duration prolongation, and then, as toxicity increases, a right bundle branch block RBBB appears in the precordial leads Figure 1. This pattern associated with sinus tachycardia, often shown in case of cocaine intoxication, may be confused with a true ventricular tachycardia resulting from a reentry or focal mechanism that can also complicate cocaine intoxication as reported in many series \\\\\\\\\[ 4 , 9 , 10 \\\\\\\\\]. ECG performed after a wide QRS tachycardia cardioversion showing a complete right bundle branch block in a year-old man with 10 years use of cocaine. To manage this wide QRS tachycardia related to sodium channel blockade, general measures should rapidly be initiated. Oxygenation and ventilation should be optimized, and rapid cooling should be initiated when extreme hyperthermia is present. Sedation with a benzodiazepine is indicated to control behavior, to lower heart rate which may be sufficient to improve conduction and for its antianginal effects in patients with cocaine-associated acute coronary syndrome \\\\\\\\\[ 4 , 11 \\\\\\\\\]. This electrocardiographic manifestation, occurring in case of acute intoxication and mediated by pH decrease, is reversed by hypertonic sodium bicarbonate \\\\\\\\\[ 8 , 12 , 13 \\\\\\\\\]. In case of persistence of this tachycardia with abnormal QRS prolongation, antiarrhythmic drugs should be administrated. Class IA and class IC antiarrhythmic drugs are classically contraindicated as they may potentiate QRS enlargement via a synergistic action on sodium channels. In contrast, lidocaine class IB can compete with cocaine for binding to the sodium channel, and it has a rapid offset responsible for the decrease in QRS duration. However, it was suggested that lidocaine exacerbated cocaine-associated seizures and arrhythmias as a result of similar effects on sodium channels \\\\\\\\\[ 14 \\\\\\\\\]. Beta-blockers are contraindicated in case of cocaine intoxication as they exacerbate coronary vasospasm resulting in an increased risk of myocardial infarction \\\\\\\\\[ 11 \\\\\\\\\]. No data exist concerning the efficacy of amiodarone in clinical cocaine intoxication \\\\\\\\\[ 11 \\\\\\\\\]. Brugada-like pattern. Moreover, a classic Brugada pattern has been noted in cocaine users, as seen with class IA antiarrhythmic drugs \\\\\\\\\[ 15 , 16 \\\\\\\\\]. Recently, El Mazloum et al. Cocaine abuse should be stopped. Mostly, ECG reverts toward normal as toxicity resolves \\\\\\\\\[ 13 \\\\\\\\\]. Otherwise, sudden cardiac death risk should be evaluated, and implantable cardioverter defibrillator should be discussed in coordination with cardiac electrophysiologists. Cocaine is known to block the rectifying potassium channels resulting in QT interval prolongation and hyperpolarization leading to early and late afterdepolarizations. If an afterdepolarization of significant magnitude occurs at a time when a critical number of cells can conduct an impulse, an ectopic beat can trigger a reentrant rhythm, and monomorphic ventricular tachycardia or torsades de pointes TdP occur \\\\\\\\\[ 18 — 21 \\\\\\\\\]. Management of TdP and QT prolongation resulting from cocaine-associated potassium channel blockade is similar to those from other causes. In fact, for QT prolongation, electrolytic abnormalities, mainly hypokalemia and hypomagnesaemia, should be identified and rapidly corrected. Prophylactic magnesium is also suggested in patients with QT interval above ms \\\\\\\\\[ 4 \\\\\\\\\]. In case of TdP, magnesium, potassium replacement, and even overdrive are the main treatments. QT prolonging drugs should be withheld \\\\\\\\\[ 4 , 22 \\\\\\\\\]. The common acute effect of cocaine is to block the presynaptic uptake of dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine, resulting in an augmented level of these neurotransmitters at the postsynaptic terminal, producing an exaggerated catecholamine effect \\\\\\\\\[ 23 — 25 \\\\\\\\\]. This produces sinus tachycardia, a very common finding in these patients, reentrant supraventricular tachycardia \\\\\\\\\[ 26 \\\\\\\\\], and atrial fibrillation, noted in case and series reports \\\\\\\\\[ 27 \\\\\\\\\]. Supportive care is generally sufficient to control sinus tachycardia. Sedation with benzodiazepine, oxygen, cooling, and volume resuscitation are the main measures. For reentrant supraventricular tachycardia, the use of a calcium channel blocker is often required. The risk of myocardial infarction is multiplied by 24 within the next hour following cocaine consumption \\\\\\\\\[ 28 \\\\\\\\\]. Cocaine-associated myocardial ischemia and infarction is a multifactorial process that results from increased demand, vasospasm, enhanced coagulation, impaired thrombolysis, and accelerated atherogenesis \\\\\\\\\[ 29 \\\\\\\\\]. A catecholamine excess trigger induced by cocaine on such a vulnerable myocardium substrate may provoke the development of ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. In addition to myocardial infarction, scar-related macroreentrant ventricular tachycardia may also complicate cocaine-induced acute toxic myocarditis Figure 2 as demonstrated in several case and series reports \\\\\\\\\[ 30 — 32 \\\\\\\\\]. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging revealing a late gadolinium enhancement LGE of the subepicardial layers of the septal and lateral walls of the left ventricle in a cocaine abuse man admitted for a ventricular tachycardia management. When a cocaine-associated acute myocardial infarction is diagnosed, classical antithrombotic therapies should be administrated according to current guidelines, and primary PCI should be rapidly performed. For scar-related reentry, as well as focal, ventricular tachycardia, management is based on classical measures and therapies according to current guidelines \\\\\\\\\[ 34 \\\\\\\\\] with respect of the above-cited particularities and contraindications related to cocaine intoxication. In addition, implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantation should be deferred until the resolution of the acute episode \\\\\\\\\[ 32 , 34 \\\\\\\\\]. Recent reports have demonstrated that chronic cocaine use is a strong predictor of sinus bradycardia compared with a matched group of nonusers and resulted in three- to sevenfold increased risk of sinus bradycardia \\\\\\\\\[ 5 — 7 \\\\\\\\\]. Despite the presence of sinus bradycardia, all patients were able to augment their sinus rate with activity \\\\\\\\\[ 6 \\\\\\\\\]. Sharma et al. Common physiological manifestations of cocaine are related to its adrenergic effects. However, with chronic exposure to cocaine, Franklin et al. A blockage of the fast sodium current reduces sinus node automaticity, and results in bradycardia have also been evocated \\\\\\\\\[ 6 \\\\\\\\\]. Cardiovascular complications of cannabis use rose from 1. Due to its widespread use and of possible harmful cardiovascular impact reported in many case and series reports, cardiologists should be sensitized to detect its potential dangerous effects and be able to prevent and manage them properly. Cannabis is rapidly absorbed through the lungs and less so with ingestion. The effects of the drug can last up to 6 hours with the onset of arrhythmias beginning anywhere from within a few minutes to a few hours of smoking and with a peak at 30 minutes \\\\\\\\\[ 36 \\\\\\\\\]. This system induces modifications of the regulation of the autonomic nervous system leading to cardiovascular consequences and of central nervous system resulting in psychoneurological effects \\\\\\\\\[ 37 , 38 \\\\\\\\\]. Most published reports have focused on incidents of acute coronary syndromes and acute cerebrovascular and peripheral vascular events. However, an increasing number of case reports indicate an association between cannabis use and cardiac arrhythmias mainly atrial fibrillation AF and ventricular arrhythmias Figure 3 \\\\\\\\\[ 39 \\\\\\\\\]. Management and reversibility of these arrhythmias are similar to those induced by cocaine abuse and will not be re-explained in this chapter. The concept of sympathetic activation is supported by studies demonstrating an increased urinary excretion of epinephrine after THC use \\\\\\\\\[ 40 \\\\\\\\\]. Atrial fibrillation is another complication of acute cannabis intoxication. Among 88 patients, 22 of them, the atrial fibrillation was directly related to alcohol In a systematic review published in , six reported cases were analyzed. In all instances, AF was of recent onset occurring shortly after marijuana smoking in young subjects. No patient had a structural heart disease, and only one had a precipitating factor hypertension ; all patients had a favorable outcome with no recurrence after cessation of marijuana smoking \\\\\\\\\[ 42 \\\\\\\\\]. Of note, adrenergic stimulation and disturbances in atrial coronary or microvascular flow associated with marijuana smoking may facilitate AF development and perpetuation possibly because of increased pulmonary vein ectopy, enhanced atrial electrical remodeling, and increased dispersion of refractoriness \\\\\\\\\[ 42 \\\\\\\\\]. Finally, we should note that the burden of this problem is possibly underestimated given euphoric and neuropsychological effects of marijuana that may cover palpitations, possible occurrence of unnoticed short episodes of AF and because of social and legal reasons leading most users of illicit drugs to avoid seeking medical attention \\\\\\\\\[ 43 \\\\\\\\\]. AF onset in young patients without structural heart disease should pay attention to an eventual illicit drug abuse. Its identification is very important because drug cessation will protect against AF recurrences. In contrast, at higher doses, parasympathetic activity is increased causing bradycardia and hypotension \\\\\\\\\[ 36 \\\\\\\\\]. Bradyarrhythmias such as sinus bradycardia and higher-degree atrioventricular block have been reported. And, these conduction disturbances were reversible 72 hours after drug cessation \\\\\\\\\[ 44 \\\\\\\\\]. The most described parasympathetic complication of cannabis abuse is vasovagal and postural syncope leading in some cases to sinus asystole. In a randomized controlled trial where 29 volunteers had participated, the effects of THC infusion and marijuana smoking when reclining and standing were studied. The severe dizziness group showed the most marked postural drop in cerebral blood velocity and blood pressure and showed a drop in pulse rate after an initial increase during standing \\\\\\\\\[ 45 , 46 \\\\\\\\\]. The risk of myocardial infarction MI is 4. Urgent coronary angiography practiced in these victims of cannabis-induced MI may show angiographically normal coronary arteries supposing a spastic mechanism or an increased myocardial oxygen demand due to increased sympathetic activity. Coronary arteries may also be very thrombotic with or without atherosclerotic plaque rupture. Finally, a no-flow or slow-flow with normal appearing epicardial vessels was reported as well \\\\\\\\\[ 48 \\\\\\\\\]. Ventricular tachycardia and sudden cardiac death were reported as a complication of cannabis-induced MI \\\\\\\\\[ 49 \\\\\\\\\]. A Brugada-like effect was reported to be associated to cannabis intoxication as described with cocaine abuse \\\\\\\\\[ 50 — 52 \\\\\\\\\]. This ECG pattern is believed to be related to a partial sodium channel antagonist activity. The ST segment normalizes once the acute intoxication is resolved. These synthetic drugs are used for their psychostimulant effects. They had been first used by German army during the Second World War for these sought effects. Later, their cardiovascular dangers were revealed. The main mechanism of action is an indirect sympathomimetic effect by releasing norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin from central and autonomic nervous system terminals, leading, as in cocaine intoxication, to an increase in the central and peripheral catecholamine concentrations \\\\\\\\\[ 53 \\\\\\\\\]. High catecholamine levels are known to be cardiotoxic, causing vasospasm, tachycardia, and hypertension, leading to increased myocardial oxygen demand and myocyte necrosis and fibrosis \\\\\\\\\[ 54 \\\\\\\\\]. The association of these stimulants and sudden cardiac death is well established. In this context, death can result either from lethal aortic dissection or from ventricular arrhythmia. This latter may complicate either type 1 and type 2 myocardial infarctions or methamphetamine-induced cardiomyopathy and is triggered by catecholamine excess \\\\\\\\\[ 56 \\\\\\\\\]. Morphine and its semisynthetic analogue heroin are the most commonly used recreational narcotic drugs. Narcotic agents act centrally on the vasomotor center to increase parasympathetic and reduce sympathetic activity \\\\\\\\\[ 48 , 53 \\\\\\\\\]. These autonomic changes, combined with histamine release from mast cell degranulation, can result in bradycardia and hypotension \\\\\\\\\[ 53 \\\\\\\\\]. Sinus bradycardia, benign atrioventricular block, and resulting atrial or ventricular automatic ectopy and tachycardia were all reported. ECGs of opioid addicts were analyzed. The main anomalies detected were sinus bradycardia, type-1 atrioventricular block, wandering atrial pacemaker, supraventricular and ventricular ectopic beats, and QT prolongation \\\\\\\\\[ 58 \\\\\\\\\]. Methadone is another synthetic opioid used for the treatment of opioid addiction and for its analgesic effect. Methadone is responsible for QT prolongation and occurrence of torsade de pointes TdP especially when QT interval exceeds ms. TdP should always be suspected in patients receiving methadone and presenting with syncope \\\\\\\\\[ 59 , 60 \\\\\\\\\]. Correction of predisposing factors as hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia is recommended, in case of prolonged QT and TdP. Magnesium perfusion is proposed, even in case of normal serum magnesium concentration. Alternative drugs can be used when corrected QT exceeds ms \\\\\\\\\[ 59 \\\\\\\\\]. LSD is about times more potent than psilocybin. Their mechanisms of action are complex and include agonist, partial agonist, and antagonist effects at various serotonin, dopaminergic, and adrenergic receptors. The adrenergic effects are usually mild and do not produce the profound sympathetic storms that can occur after taking cocaine, amphetamine, or ecstasy. Besides common sinus tachycardia, cardiovascular complications are rarely serious, although occasional instances of supraventricular tachyarrhythmias and myocardial infarction have been reported \\\\\\\\\[ 61 , 62 \\\\\\\\\]. Inhalant abuse is the intentional inhalation of chemical vapors by sniffing, snorting, bagging, or huffing the substance to attain a euphoric effect. Spray paints, shoe polish, dust-off spray, glue, and lighter fluids are some products commonly abused by people. Glue sniffing has become a widespread form of inhalant abuse, usually among in adolescents and young adults. These products are cheap, easily accessible at home, school, and workplace, and they are legal for all age groups e. Many common household products containing halogenated hydrocarbon like 1,1-difluoroethane DFE known as Freon A used in refrigeration, dust-off spray, and airbrush painting and toluene used in glues are abused by inhalation for euphoric effects \\\\\\\\\[ 64 \\\\\\\\\]. Avella et al. This may further result in abuser inhaling more DFE to sustain euphoric effect because central nervous system effects are reduced and thus lead to accumulation in the heart. Recently, Joshi et al. Exposure causes significant higher amount of epinephrine release than the control group \\\\\\\\\[ 66 \\\\\\\\\] and an increased sensitivity of the myocardium to epinephrine \\\\\\\\\[ 64 , 67 \\\\\\\\\]. Furthermore, electrolyte imbalance, cardiac biomarkers, and oxidative stress markers were significantly affected and can cause damage to cardiomyocytes \\\\\\\\\[ 66 \\\\\\\\\]. Alper et al. Toluene can cause inhibition of cardiac sodium currents like class I antiarrhythmics which can cause prolonged QT interval and have proarrhythmic effects \\\\\\\\\[ 69 \\\\\\\\\]. Although the electrical function of the heart can be altered with acute exposure to hydrocarbons, prolonged use can cause structural damage that may also impede normal function \\\\\\\\\[ 64 \\\\\\\\\]. Samples of cardiac muscle taken from inhalant abusers have shown interstitial edema, intramyocardial hemorrhages, contraction band necrosis, \\\\\\\\\[ 70 \\\\\\\\\] edema, swollen and ruptured myofibrils, \\\\\\\\\[ 71 \\\\\\\\\] and myocarditis and interstitial fibrosis \\\\\\\\\[ 72 \\\\\\\\\]. In addition to arrhythmias, halogenated hydrocarbons have negative inotropic, dromotropic, and chronotropic effects on cardiac tissue \\\\\\\\\[ 73 \\\\\\\\\]. Cases of atrioventricular conduction abnormality have been described in toluene intoxication \\\\\\\\\[ 74 \\\\\\\\\]. Cardiac arrhythmia presents a potential dangerous complication leading to sudden cardiac death threatening young population. The most important mechanisms implicated in the genesis of arrhythmia in case of illicit drug intoxication are sodium channel blockade, potassium channel blockade, catecholamine excess, and finally myocardial infarction and myocarditis. Atrial fibrillation onset in young patients without structural heart disease should pay attention to an eventual illicit drug abuse. Its identification is very important because drug cessation will protect against atrial fibrillation recurrences. Table 1 resumes physiopathological effects and main induced arrhythmias of commonly abused illicit drugs. Management should consist, first, on withholding drug intoxication with the collaboration of a detoxification center to prevent recurrent events, and, second, on common recommended measures as for the treatment of nondrug abuse arrhythmias with respect of some particularities and contraindications as in the case of cocaine intoxication. Thus, acute management of wide QRS tachycardia related to sodium channel blockade secondary to drug abuse, include oxygenation, sedation with benzodiazepine, and hypertonic sodium bicarbonate perfusion. Class IA and class IC antiarrhythmic drugs and beta-blockers are classically contraindicated. Electrical cardioversion is indicated in case of all hemodynamically unstable arrhythmias. Physiopathological effects and main induced arrhythmias of commonly abused illicit drugs. Licensee IntechOpen. This chapter is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3. Help us write another book on this subject and reach those readers. Login to your personal dashboard for more detailed statistics on your publications. Edited by Umashankar Lakshmanadoss. We are IntechOpen, the world's leading publisher of Open Access books. Built by scientists, for scientists. Our readership spans scientists, professors, researchers, librarians, and students, as well as business professionals. Downloaded: Abstract Toxicomania is a worldwide emerging problem threatening young population. Keywords cardiac arrhythmias illicit drugs management mechanism. Introduction Toxicomania is a worldwide health and social problem. Sodium channel blockade Wide QRS tachycardia related to sodium channel blockade and reentry ventricular tachycardia First, the blockade of fast inward sodium channels by cocaine is well described as a class IC effect according to the Vaughan-Williams classification of antiarrhythmic agents. Potassium channel blockade Cocaine is known to block the rectifying potassium channels resulting in QT interval prolongation and hyperpolarization leading to early and late afterdepolarizations. Catecholamine excess The common acute effect of cocaine is to block the presynaptic uptake of dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine, resulting in an augmented level of these neurotransmitters at the postsynaptic terminal, producing an exaggerated catecholamine effect \\\\\\\\\[ 23 — 25 \\\\\\\\\]. Myocardial infarction and myocarditis The risk of myocardial infarction is multiplied by 24 within the next hour following cocaine consumption \\\\\\\\\[ 28 \\\\\\\\\]. Sinus bradycardia and early repolarization pattern Recent reports have demonstrated that chronic cocaine use is a strong predictor of sinus bradycardia compared with a matched group of nonusers and resulted in three- to sevenfold increased risk of sinus bradycardia \\\\\\\\\[ 5 — 7 \\\\\\\\\]. Increase in parasympathetic activity In contrast, at higher doses, parasympathetic activity is increased causing bradycardia and hypotension \\\\\\\\\[ 36 \\\\\\\\\]. Acute coronary syndrome The risk of myocardial infarction MI is 4. Sodium channel blockade A Brugada-like effect was reported to be associated to cannabis intoxication as described with cocaine abuse \\\\\\\\\[ 50 — 52 \\\\\\\\\]. Heroine Morphine and its semisynthetic analogue heroin are the most commonly used recreational narcotic drugs. Inhalent abuse Inhalant abuse is the intentional inhalation of chemical vapors by sniffing, snorting, bagging, or huffing the substance to attain a euphoric effect. Table 1. Conflict of interest None declared. More Print chapter. How to cite and reference Link to this chapter Copy to clipboard. Available from:. Over 21, IntechOpen readers like this topic Help us write another book on this subject and reach those readers Suggest a book topic Books open for submissions. 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