Bedside ultrasound diagnosis of aortic dissection in a cocaine abuser.
Aortic dissection and myocardial infarction are two well-known and well-reported complications of cocaine abuse. This case report describes a patient with cocaine-induced myocardial infarction who was also found to have a type A aortic dissection. Interestingly, this potentially fatal complication was detected by a bedside 2D echocardiogram.
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Vijay
V
Divakaran
Sudhir
S
Mungee
Louis
L
Salciccioli
Luther T
LT
Clark