Current strategies in the evaluation and management of cocaine-induced chest pain.

PR, Agrawal; TM, Scarabelli; L, Saravolatz; A, Kini; A, Jalota; C, Chen-Scarabelli; V, Fuster; JL, Halperin

doi:10.1097/crd.0000000000000050

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Current strategies in the evaluation and management of cocaine-induced chest pain.

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Agrawal PR

Scarabelli TM

Saravolatz L

Abstract

With each successive year, the number of Emergency Department (ED) visits related to illicit drug abuse has progressively increased. Cocaine is the most common illegal drug to cause a visit to the ED. Cocaine use results in a variety of pathophysiological changes with regards to the cardiovascular s...

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