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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.
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 .
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.
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.
1 sty 2021 · Moreover, many guidelines provide limited advice on how to diagnose and treat cocaine-associated chest pain (CACP). This study aimed to determine the current practice for CACP patients in emergency departments and coronary care units throughout the Netherlands.
Treatment of Cocaine-Related Chest Pain There are no well-designed, randomized, prospective clinical trials to compare treatment algorithms for cocaine-associated ischemia .
