Early use of beta blockers in patients with cocaine associated chest pain

BACKGROUND: The most common symptom of cocaine abuse is chest pain. Cocaine induced chest pain (CICP) shares patho-physiological pathways with the acute coronary syndromes (ACS). A key event is the increase of activity of the adrenergic system. Beta blockers (BBs), a cornerstone in the treatment of...

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Autores principales: Espana Schmidt, Christian, Pastori, Luciano, Pekler, Gerald, Visco, Ferdinand, Mushiyev, Savi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5497278/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28785697
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2015.06.001