Cardiovascular complications of acute cocaine poisoning: A clinical case report

Cardiovascular Journal of South Africa

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 139-142

  Grigorov, V ^a   Goldberg, Lenard ^b   Foccard, Jean Paul ^a  

^a Arwyp Medical Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BICARBONATE; COCAINE; CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE MB; DOBUTAMINE; INOTROPIC AGENT; TROPONIN T;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCAINE INTOXICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG TRAFFIC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FOREIGN BODY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PROGNOSIS; SEIZURE; SYMPTOM; THORAX PAIN; TOXICITY TESTING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; COCAINE; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 4043081959     PISSN: 10159657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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