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 …

Background: Substance abuse is increasingly prevalent among young adults, but data on
cardiovascular outcomes remain limited. Objectives: The objectives of this study were to …

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

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 and Purpose—Although case reports have long identified a temporal
association between cocaine use and ischemic stroke (IS), few epidemiological studies …

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 Both cocaine use and strokes impact public health. Cocaine is a putative cause
of strokes, but no systematic review of the scientific evidence has been published. Methods …

The use of cocaine may be associated with either acute or chronic toxicity, and
approximately 5% to 10% of emergency department visits in the United States are believed …

Background Cocaine intoxication can lead to fatal cardiovascular and cerebrovascular
events. In addition, the neurobehavioral effects of cocaine may increase the likelihood that a …

The increasingly widespread use of cocaine in the United States has been accompanied
and perhaps exacerbated by the misconception that the drug is not associated with serious …