Acute aortic dissection after cocaine and sildenafil abuse [3]

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 78-79

  Famularo, Giuseppe ^a   Polchi, Sandra ^a   Di Bona, Giacomo ^a   Manzara, Carla ^a  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPTOPRIL; COCAINE; LABETALOL; METOPROLOL; RANITIDINE; SILDENAFIL;

AORTA DISSECTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG ABUSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FATALITY; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; COCAINE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PIPERAZINES;

EID: 0034985420     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(01)00345-6     Document Type: Letter

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