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17 mar 2008 · The goals of the present article are to provide a critical review of the literature on cocaine-associated chest pain and myocardial infarction (MI) and to give guidance for diagnostic and therapeutic interventions.
1 kwi 2013 · Benzodiazepines help reverse the systemic effects of cocaine, while nitroglycerin aids in reversing its vasoconstrictive properties; both medications are mainstay treatments of CACP.
16 kwi 2024 · Cocaine use is more frequently associated with acute rather than chronic cardiovascular illness. Among cocaine users who present to emergency departments, cardiovascular complaints, particularly chest pain, are common .
Every year more than 500,000 patients present to the emergency department with cocaine-associated complications, most commonly chest pain. Many of these patients undergo extensive work-up and treatment.
17 mar 2008 · Management of Cocaine-Associated Chest Pain and Myocardial Infarction: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Acute Cardiac Care Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology.
The Approach to Cocaine-Related Chest Pain. To safely and effectively discriminate between benign and life-threatening chest pain in cocaine abusers, the evaluation of the patient’s clinical condition along with electrocardiographic changes and elevation in cardiac troponin is suggested.
We aim to update the reader on more recent, albeit small, studies on the emergency department evaluation and clinical and pharmacologic management of cocaine-associated chest pain. Finally, we summarize recent guidelines and review an algorithm based on the current best evidence. Mayo Clin Proc. 2011;86(12):1198-1207.
