[Myocardial infarct following cocaine abuse]

Schweiz Med Wochenschr. 1988 Nov 12;118(45):1657-9.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The case is reported of a young male who presented with massive anterior myocardial infarction after sniffing cocaine. The cardiovascular complications of cocaine abuse are numerous (sudden death, arrhythmia, myocardial infarction, myocarditis) and are being reported more and more frequently in the literature. Thoracic or abdominal pain in any patient known to abuse cocaine should be thoroughly investigated, despite the youth of these patients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

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

Substances

  • Cocaine