Electrocardiographic evidence of myocardial injury in psychiatrically hospitalized cocaine abusers.
The electrocardiograms (ECG) of 99 cocaine-abusing patients were compared with the ECGs of 50 schizophrenic controls. Eleven of the cocaine abusers and none of the controls had ECG evidence of significant myocardial injury defined as myocardial infarction, ischemia, and bundle branch block.
Tanenbaum
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New York Hospital, NY.
Miller
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D000328:Adult; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000139:chemically induced*; D002037:Bundle-Branch Block / Q000139:chemically induced; D003042:Cocaine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000139:chemically induced; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*
D003042:Cocaine