title: [Myocardial infarct following cocaine abuse].
abstract: The case is reported of a young male who presented with massive anterior myocardial infarction after sniffing cocaine. The cardiovascular complications of cocaine abuse are numerous (sudden death, arrhythmia, myocardial infarction, myocarditis) and are being reported more and more frequently in the literature. Thoracic or abdominal pain in any patient known to abuse cocaine should be thoroughly investigated, despite the youth of these patients.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine, Hôpital communal de La Chaux-de-Fonds.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gubser
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Goy
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de Torrenté
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wacker
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Humair
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003042:Cocaine; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D003042:Cocaine
vernacular_title: Infarctus du myocarde après abus de cocaïne.