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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 · Review of the Data. Diagnostic evaluation. Given potential differences in treatment regimens, it is imperative to differentiate patients who present with CACP from those whose chest pain is not associated with cocaine either by direct questioning or by screening of urine for cocaine metabolites.
15 gru 2018 · Electronic databases were systematically searched to identify literature relevant to patients with cocaine-associated chest pain who were treated with or without beta-blockers. We examined the end-points of in-hospital all-cause mortality and myocardial infarction.
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.
Treatment of Cocaine-Related Chest Pain There are no well-designed, randomized, prospective clinical trials to compare treatment algorithms for cocaine-associated ischemia .
8 wrz 2014 · A 37-year-old woman was admitted into the coronary care unit following chest pain after using cocaine. She was found to have significant myocardial ischaemia on blood and ECG investigations despite a recent coronary angiogram that had not demonstrated flow-limiting coronary disease.
17 mar 2008 · Assessing risk of major adverse cardiac events among patients with chest pain and cocaine use using the HEART score, The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 80, (29-34), (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2024.01.040
