<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>We report a case of 37-year-old male, who was admitted to the Vilnius University hospital Santaros Klinikos emergency department suffering from acute chest pain. ECG and elevated troponin level confirmed ST-elevation myocardial infarction, although coronary angiogram had not shown hemodynamically significant changes in coronary arteries. Patient admitted after using cocaine a day ago. To conclude, myocardial infarction is rare, but serious consequence of cocaine use. Clinicians should consider interrogating all young patients presented to the emergency department with acute chest pain for cocaine use.</p></abstract>

We report a case of 37-year-old male, who was admitted to the Vilnius University hospital Santaros Klinikos emergency department suffering from acute chest pain. ECG and elevated troponin level confirmed ST-elevation myocardial infarction, although coronary angiogram had not shown hemodynamically significant changes in coronary arteries. Patient admitted after using cocaine a day ago. To conclude, myocardial infarction is rare, but serious consequence of cocaine use. Clinicians should consider interrogating all young patients presented to the emergency department with acute chest pain for cocaine use.

Cocaine-induced myocardial injury

Clinic of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases, Institute of Clinical Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine

Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos

Centre of Toxicology, Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Institute of Clinical Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine

Seminars in Cardiovascular Medicine

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We report a case of 37-year-old male, who was admitted to the Vilnius University hospital Santaros Klinikos emergency department suffering from acute chest...

Cocaine-induced myocardial injury

Pubblicato online: 30 set 2019

Pagine: 40 - 43

Ricevuto: 25 feb 2019

Accettato: 25 apr 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/semcard-2019-0005

Parole chiave
acute myocardial infarction, cocaine, coronary artery disease

© 2019 Jolita Badarienė et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Cocaine-induced myocardial injury

Pubblicato online: 30 set 2019

Pagine: 40 - 43

Ricevuto: 25 feb 2019

Accettato: 25 apr 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/semcard-2019-0005

Parole chiaveacute myocardial infarction, cocaine, coronary artery disease

© 2019 Jolita Badarienė et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parole chiave
acute myocardial infarction, cocaine, coronary artery disease