Coronary-Artery Vasoconstriction Induced by Cocaine, Cigarette Smoking, or Both

David J. Moliterno; John E. Willard; Richard A. Lange; Brian H. Negus; James D. Boehrer

doi:10.1056/nejm199402173300702

Coronary-Artery Vasoconstriction Induced by Cocaine, Cigarette Smoking, or Both

David J. Moliterno, John E. Willard, Richard A. Lange, Brian H. Negus, James D. Boehrer, D.Brent Glamann, Charles Landau, James D. Rossen, Michael D. Winniford, L.David Hillis

Massachusetts Medical Society (1994) • Volume 330, Issue 7, Pages 454-459

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Abstract

The deleterious effects of cocaine on myocardial oxygen supply and demand are exacerbated by concomitant cigarette smoking. This combination substantially increases the metabolic requirement of the heart for oxygen but simultaneously decreases the diameter of diseased coronary arterial segments.

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DOI

10.1056/nejm199402173300702

Language

English

Topic

Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis

Keywords

Medicine, Myocardial infarction, Cardiology, Vasoconstriction, Internal medicine, Artery, Chest pain, Cigarette smoking, Anesthesia, Cocaine use, Psychiatry

Published

February 17, 1994

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276 citations

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18.72

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Coronary-Artery Vasoconstriction Induced by Cocaine, Cigarette Smoking, or Both

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