Acute myocardial infarction related to cocaine use

Cocaine is a drug capable of potentiating the response to catecholamines. Acute myocardial infarction is the most frequently reported cardiac consequence of cocaine abuse, usually in those patients who had used cocaine in a habitual basis. We report a 30-year-old man, first-time cocaine user, that s...

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Published in:	Anales de medicina interna (Madrid, Spain : 1984) Vol. 16; no. 4; p. 189
Main Authors:	Batalla Celorio, A, Iglesias Cubero, G, Rodríguez Reguero, J J, Díaz Molina, B, Mayordomo López, J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Spanish
Published:	Spain 01-04-1999
Subjects:	Adult Cocaine-Related Disorders - complications Electrocardiography Follow-Up Studies Humans Male Myocardial Infarction - chemically induced Myocardial Infarction - diagnosis Time Factors
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Summary:	Cocaine is a drug capable of potentiating the response to catecholamines. Acute myocardial infarction is the most frequently reported cardiac consequence of cocaine abuse, usually in those patients who had used cocaine in a habitual basis. We report a 30-year-old man, first-time cocaine user, that suffered an acute myocardial infarction.
ISSN:	0212-7199