title: Cardiac complications of cocaine abuse.
abstract: Cocaine abuse is now firmly associated with several cardiac complications. Acute myocardial infarction is the best documented of these complications and appears to result from cocaine-induced coronary arterial spasm. Myocarditis and/or cardiomyopathy have also been reported in a smaller number of patients. Finally, life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias may also result from cocaine abuse.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine (Cardiology), St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Isner
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Chokshi
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000209:etiology; D003042:Cocaine; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000209:etiology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D003042:Cocaine