The effects of acute and chronic cocaine use on the heart

Circulation

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 407-419

  Kloner, Robert A ^a,b   Hale, Sharon ^a   Alker, Kevin ^a   Rezkalla, Shereif ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Cardiotoxicity; Clinical Progress Series; Cocaine

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DILTIAZEM; ENALAPRILAT; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; LABETALOL; NIMODIPINE; NITRENDIPINE; PHENTOLAMINE; PROPRANOLOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOTOXICITY; DRUG ABUSE; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MYOCARDITIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMAL; ARRHYTHMIA; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CARDIOMYOPATHY, CONGESTIVE; COCAINE; DEATH, SUDDEN; HEART; HUMAN; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDITIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0026501307     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.85.2.407     Document Type: Article

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