title: Aortic dissection and cocaine use.
abstract: Most of the cocaine - deaths are said to be related to cardiovascular complications. This paper addresses a rather infrequent complication of chronic cocaine use, represented by the aortic dissection. The case in point pertains to a 45-year-old, caucasian male, substance abuser who suffered an aortic dissection following the use of cocaine. Blood concentrations of cocaine and benzoylecgonine were considered not to be within a potentially toxic range.
authors: Department of Public Health, Section of Legal Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", 00133 Rome, Italy.
authors: Gian Luca
authors: GL
authors: Marella
authors: Carmelo
authors: C
authors: Furnari
authors: Emilio
authors: E
authors: Perfetti
authors: Giovanni
authors: G
authors: Arcudi
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D001011:Aorta / Q000473:pathology; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D003042:Cocaine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D053593:Forensic Toxicology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D009294:Narcotics / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D009294:Narcotics; C005618:benzoylecgonine; D003042:Cocaine