Cocaine-induced intramural hematoma of the ascending aorta.
We report the case of a 35-year-old man who presented at our institution with intramural aortic hematoma shortly after inhaling cocaine and smoking crack cocaine. To our knowledge, such a case has not previously been reported in the English medical literature. Problems of diagnosis and the mechanisms of intramural hematoma and aortic dissection are discussed.
Neri
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Thoracic and Cardiovascular Department, University Hospital, Siena, Italy.
Toscano
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Massetti
M
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Capannini
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Frati
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Sassi
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C
D000328:Adult; D001011:Aorta; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016578:Crack Cocaine; D006406:Hematoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
D016578:Crack Cocaine