Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty and stenting for cocaine-induced acute myocardial infarction: a case report and review.
Cocaine-induced myocardial infarction has been well reported. Likewise, there are numerous reports of patients with cocaine-induced myocardial infarction being treated conservatively with nitroglycerin, verapamil, and thrombolytics. However, based on a Medline search from 1977 to 1998 (with the keywords cocaine and angioplasty), there have been no reports in English of cocaine-induced myocardial infarction being treated with catheter-based intervention. We report such a case, as well as review what is known about the pathophysiology of cocaine-induced coronary arteriopathy and myocardial infarction.
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Department of Cardiology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D003042:Cocaine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*
D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D003042:Cocaine