Rare Case of Cocaine-Induced Aortic Aneurysm: A Near Dissection Event
Cocaine use has been associated with cardiovascular complications such as coronary atherosclerosis, coronary artery spasm, cardiac arrhythmias, acute myocardial infarction, myocarditis, and dilated cardiomyopathies. Aortic dissection is a rare but life-threatening complication of cocaine use. Cocain...
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Main Authors: | Ranju Kunwor, AnnMarie Canelas |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2017-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Cardiology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1785410 |
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