Drug points: Acute dissection of the aorta with amphetamine misuse

BMJ

Volumn 314, Issue 7095, 1997, Pages 1665-

  Dihmis, W C ^a   Ridley, P ^a   Dhasmana, J P ^a   Wisheart, J D ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; COCAINE;

ADULT; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA INTIMA; ARTERY INJURY; ASCENDING AORTA; CASE REPORT; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA; SHORT SURVEY;

ADULT; AMPHETAMINES; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0031009346     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.314.7095.1665     Document Type: Article

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