Open AccessCocaine-induced myocardial injury
Author(s) -
Jolita Badarienė,
Lina Matuliauskaitė,
Robertas Badaras,
Birutė Petrauskienė
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
seminars in cardiovascular medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1822-7767
DOI - 10.2478/semcard-2019-0005
Subject(s) - emergency department , medicine , myocardial infarction , chest pain , cardiology , troponin , cocaine use , acute coronary syndrome , coronary arteries , troponin i , emergency medicine , artery , psychiatry
Summary 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.