[Acute myocardial infarct in a cocaine-addicted young man]

Rev Esp Cardiol. 1990 Mar;43(3):198-200.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

We present a case of acute myocardial infarction in a 22 year old cocaine user. The absence of coronary artery stenotic lesions, as was seen in the coronary arteriography, and the absence of personal past cardiovascular or family history, suggest a cocaine-induced coronary spasm as responsible for the acute myocardial event.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cocaine*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myocardial Infarction / chemically induced*
  • Substance-Related Disorders / complications*

Substances

  • Cocaine