title: [Toxic cardiomyopathy due to cocaine use].
abstract: The clinical record of 5 patients are studied. They were hospitalized in Santo Tomás Hospital with history of chronic and massive intoxication with inhaled and ingested cocaine. They all had cardiomegaly: in one, of grade I; in three, of grade III. The echocardiography mode B showed global cardiomegaly with dilatation of cavities and ejection fraction of 20% or below.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Santo Tomás.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Díaz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nieto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Arrocha
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ramirez
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Acuña
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Blandón
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Quiroz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003042:Cocaine; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D003042:Cocaine
vernacular_title: Cardiomiopatía tóxica por uso de cocaína.