Cocaine-related myocardial infarction: Concomitant heroin use can cloud the picture

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 199-201

  Attaran, Robert ^a   Ragavan, Dassen ^a   Probst, Avalon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Case report; Cocaine; Heroin; Keywords; Myocardial infarction; Overdose; Speedball

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DRUG COMBINATION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE;

ADULT; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HEROIN; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 32944478120     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200508000-00011     Document Type: Article

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