Non-ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Associated With Cocaine Use

We present the case of a 23-year-old male with no significant past medical history who experienced acute chest pain. A diagnostic workup revealed that the patient had a non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Although the patient was not forthcoming initially with his cocaine use, he did adm...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Choksey, Ishan, Stead, Thor S, Mangal, Rohan K, Lopez Ortiz, Carlos, Ganti, Latha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9867892/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36694533
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.32875
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Sumario:We present the case of a 23-year-old male with no significant past medical history who experienced acute chest pain. A diagnostic workup revealed that the patient had a non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Although the patient was not forthcoming initially with his cocaine use, he did admit it later in his emergency department course. The timing of his rise and fall of troponin is presented. The pathophysiology of cocaine-related chest pain and infarction is discussed. The patient continued to make an uneventful recovery.

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