Regular Cocaine Use Is Associated with Increased Systolic Blood Pressure, Aortic Stiffness and Left Ventricular Mass in Young Otherwise Healthy Individuals

BACKGROUND: The cardiovascular impact of cocaine use in otherwise healthy individuals who consider themselves ‘social’ users is not well established. METHODS/RESULTS: Twenty regular cocaine users and 20 control subjects were recruited by word-of-mouth. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance was performed...

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Autores principales: Kozor, Rebecca, Grieve, Stuart M., Buchholz, Stefan, Kaye, Sharlene, Darke, Shane, Bhindi, Ravinay, Figtree, Gemma A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3981670/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24717541
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0089710

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