Background—Cocaine has been implicated as a trigger of acute myocardial infarction in
patients with and those without underlying coronary atherosclerosis. However, the …

Acute myocardial infarction may occur following cocaine use. Cocaine-induced infarction is
particularly common in younger patients aged 18 to 45 years old. Patients may or may not …

Aims The use of cocaine as a recreational drug has increased in recent years. The aims of
this study were to analyse the prevalence and inhospital evolution of acute coronary …

Background A number of studies have documented myocardial ischemia and infarction
associated with cocaine use. Mismatch between myocardial oxygen supply and demand …

Cocaine is associated with important cardiac complications such as sudden death, acute
myocarditis, dilated cardiomyopathy, life-threatening arrhythmias, and myocardial ischemia …

Six young cocaine users, median age 35.5 years (range 27 to 44 years) experienced acute
myocardial infarction. The close temporal correlation in two cases between cocaine use and …

The incidence of cocaine use is increasing in the United States among both adolescents
and adults. Once thought to be a relatively safe street drug, cocaine has recently been …

Background: The frequency of complications in patients with cocaine-associated myocardial
infarction is unknown. This study was performed to determine the short-term morbidity and …

Background—Numerous case series have implicated cocaine use as a cause of both
myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke on the basis of the temporal relationship between drug …

RECREATIONAL use of cocaine has increased dramatically in the last decade. One factor in
this trend is the general belief that cocaine is not harmful, a concept supported by the …