[Toxic cardiomyopathy due to cocaine use].
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.
Díaz
D E
DE
Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Santo Tomás.
Nieto
R
R
Brown
A
A
Arrocha
J A
JA
Ramirez
J A
JA
Acuña
E L
EL
Blandón
R
R
Quiroz
J A
JA
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
D003042:Cocaine
Cardiomiopatía tóxica por uso de cocaína.