Cardiac arrest in cocaine users

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 79-81

  Karch, Steven B ^a  

^a Assistant Medical Examiner   (United States)

Author keywords

arrhythmia; Cocaine; myocardial hypertrophy; sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALCOHOL; ALKALOID; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; CATECHOLAMINE; COCAINE; COLLAGEN FIBRIL; DIAMORPHINE; HOMOCOCAINE; MESSENGER RNA; MYOSIN; NORADRENALIN; SODIUM; SODIUM CHANNEL;

CARDIOMEGALY; COCA; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARREST; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; VASOSPASM; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 0030022077     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(96)90021-2     Document Type: Note

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