title: The Miami Vices in the CCU. Part I. Cardiac manifestations of cocaine use.
abstract: There is a widespread misconception that the social use of cocaine is not associated with serious medical complications. It is therefore necessary to reemphasize that cocaine use can precipitate life-threatening cardiac events even in the absence of underlying heart disease.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000662:Amphetamines; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003042:Cocaine; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D000662:Amphetamines; D003042:Cocaine