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Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty and stenting for cocaine‐induced acute myocardial infarction: A case report and review
Author(s) -
Shah Dinesh M.,
Dy Timothy C.,
Szto Gregory Y.,
Linnemeier Thomas J.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1522-726x(200004)49:4<447::aid-ccd22>3.0.co;2-j
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , cardiology , angioplasty , percutaneous coronary intervention , verapamil , percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty , calcium
Cocaine‐induced myocardial infarction has been well reported. Likewise, there are numerous reports of patients with cocaine‐induced myocardial infarction being treated conservatively with nitroglycerin, verapamil, and thrombolytics. However, based on a Medline search from 1977 to 1998 (with the keywords cocaine and angioplasty ), there have been no reports in English of cocaine‐induced myocardial infarction being treated with catheter‐based intervention. We report such a case, as well as review what is known about the pathophysiology of cocaine‐induced coronary arteriopathy and myocardial infarction. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 49:447–451, 2000. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.