Cocaine-Induced Vasoconstriction in the Human Coronary Microcirculation: New Evidence from Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography

BACKGROUND: Cocaine is a major cause of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), especially in young adults; however, the mechanistic underpinning of cocaine-induced ACS remains limited. Previous studies in animals and in patients undergoing cardiac catheterization suggest that cocaine constricts coronary mic...

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Main Authors: Gurudevan, Swaminatha V., Nelson, Michael D., Rader, Florian, Tang, Xiu, Lewis, Joshua, Johannes, Jimmy, Belcik, J. Todd, Elashoff, Robert M., Lindner, Jonathan R., Victor, Ronald G.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3868563/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23812179
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.002937
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