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Abstract
A 37-year-old woman was admitted into the coronary care unit following chest pain after using cocaine. She was found to have significant myocardial ischaemia on blood and ECG investigations despite a recent coronary angiogram that had not demonstrated flow-limiting coronary disease. This case report summarises the risks of myocardial ischaemia and/or infarction for patients taking cocaine and the pathophysiology behind it, focusing in particular on the risks of delayed reaction some time after cocaine ingestion. 2014 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25201873 PMCID: PMC4158247 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2014-204599
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Case Rep ISSN: 1757-790X