Cocaine use is associated with a number of life-threatening cardiovascular complications that require careful treatment

Drugs and Therapy Perspectives

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 15-17

  Phillips, K ^a   Luk, A ^a   Soor, G ^a   McCord, J ^a   Jneid, H ^a   Hollander, J ^a,a,a   Sharma, A ^a   Hamwi, S ^a   Garg, N ^a   Lange, R ^a   Hillis, L ^a   Hoffman, R ^a,a   Kuczkowski, K ^a   Blomstrom Lundqvist, C ^a   Scheinman, M ^a   Aliot, E ^a   Henry, T ^a   Hahn, I ^a   Shih, R ^a   Burstein, J ^a   Om, A ^a   Ellahham, S ^a   DiSciascio, G ^a   Derlet, R ^a   Albertson, T ^a   Tharratt, R ^a   Rashid, J ^a   Eisenberg, M ^a   Topol, E ^a   Chen, J ^a   Naseem, R ^a   Obel, O ^a   Bauman, J ^a   Grawe, J ^a   Winecoff, A ^a   Anderson, J ^a   Rodier, H ^a   Green, L ^a   more..

^a NONE

Author keywords

Abuse; Adverse reactions serious; Cardiomyopathies; Cocaine; Drug induced

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICARBONATE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CARVEDILOL; COCAINE; DILTIAZEM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; LABETALOL; LIDOCAINE; PHENTOLAMINE; VERAPAMIL;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANXIETY DISORDER; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; OXYGEN THERAPY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; QT PROLONGATION; RESTLESSNESS; SHORT SURVEY; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SUDDEN DEATH; THROMBOSIS; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION;

EID: 74249118032     PISSN: 11720360     EISSN: 11791977     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11204130-000000000-00000     Document Type: Short Survey

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