Coronary artery rupture associated with amphetamine abuse

Cardiology in Review

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 282-283

  Brennan, Kathleen ^a   Shurmur, Scott ^a   Elhendy, Abdou ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Coronary artery disease

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; HEART ENZYME;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY RUPTURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG SCREENING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXTRAVASATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THORAX PAIN; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

ADULT; AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ANEURYSM; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; STENTS;

EID: 4344589882     PISSN: 10615377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.crd.0000132372.38506.45     Document Type: Article

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