OBJECTIVES: Cocaine is a central nervous system stimulant associated with cardiovascular
disease risk factors, morbidity, and mortality. Despite these demonstrated relationships, it …

OBJECTIVES: This study examined the relationship of sociodemographic factors and use of
substances other than cocaine to cocaine use from 1987 to 1992 in a cohort of Black 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 …

Cocaine‐related cardiovascular events escalated during the 1980s as cocaine became
purer, cheaper, and easier to obtain. Cocaine abuse is a risk factor for myocardial ischemia …

Since pre-Columbian times, South American native peoples have ingested cocaine as a
stimulant by chewing coca leaves (Karch 1989). Subsequent generations have discovered …

Studies have reported a possible link between cocaine use and risk for cardiovascular
events. The aim of this study was to examine the association between self-reported cocaine …

The purpose of our research is to test the hypothesis that cocaine is a potential risk factor for
the premature development of arteriosclerosis. The abuse of cocaine has been associated …

Cocaine abuse is widespread in North America. It is estimated that almost one in every four
Americans has used cocaine at least once in his/her lifetime. In the past two decades …

The purpose of this study was to examine the predictors of heart rate and blood pressure
changes following cocaine administration. Sixty-two smoked cocaine users received a …

BACKGROUND: Cocaine use is associated with myocardial ischemia and infarction, but it is
unclear whether this is only because of the acute effects of cocaine on heart rate, blood …