title: [Transient myocardial ischemia secondary to the use of cocaine-like anesthetic drug].
abstract: We describe the case of a 29-year-old male with a history of cocaine use who was hospitalized for a traumatic femur fracture. After spinal anesthesia with buprenorfin and bupivacain, he had electrocardiographic evidence of inferior myocardial ischemia. He was treated successfully with intravenous nitroglycerin. We conclude that not only cocaine addicts, but also subjects with a past history of cocaine use, may be at risk for transient myocardial ischemia when anesthetized with local cocaine-like anesthetics.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Cardiologia, Azienda Ospedaliera Antonia Cardarelli di Napoli.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Elia
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gaeta
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Licciardi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boccalatte
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002045:Bupivacaine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002047:Buprenorphine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003042:Cocaine; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D009294:Narcotics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D009294:Narcotics; D002047:Buprenorphine; D003042:Cocaine; D002045:Bupivacaine
vernacular_title: Ischemia miocardica transitoria secondaria all'uso di farmaco anestetico cocaino-simile.