Cocaine Abuse Aortic Dissection
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Cardiac Risk Factors (Age, DM, HTN, FH, smoking, hypercholesterolemia, cocaine abuse) Acute Coronary Syndromes – EKG Findings STEMI – ST segment vs low molecular weight heparin (some studies suggest superiority of LMWH) Thrombolysis (for cardiovascular collapse) Floor vs ICU Aortic Dissection … Access Document
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Lar hypertrophy associated with chronic cocaine abuse. Circulation 1991;84:1130-35. 21. Gadaleta D, Hall MH, Nelson RL. Cocaine-induced acute aortic dissection. … Read More
AHA Scientific Statement – Management Of Cocaine-Associated …
In addition to MI and aortic dissection, cocaine use may lead to pulmonary hypertension and associated chest infarction associated with cocaine abuse in a young man with normal coronary arteries: evidence for coronary artery spasm culminating in … Read Document
CT IMAGING OF ACUTE THORACIC AORTIC DISSECTION
CT IMAGING OF ACUTE THORACIC AORTIC DISSECTION V. Van Rompaey 1, W. Van Rompaey 2, A. Bernaerts 2 genital aortic valve anomalies, aortic aneurysm, aortitis, Marfan syndrome, type IV Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, cocaine abuse and iatrogenic trauma. … Document Viewer
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Kudzu Vine Extract May Treat Alcoholism, Cocaine Addiction In this Issue: Individual case reports have suggested a link between aortic dissection and amphetamine abuse, but this is believed to be the first epidemiological study of a large … View Full Source
Does ThisPatient Have An Acute ThoracicAortic Dissection?
Acute thoracic aortic dissection, one of the most common and serious diseases of the aorta, carries ahighmor-bidityand mortality rate Ehlers-Danlossyn-drome, 17 Turner syndrome,18 giant cell arteritis, 19 third-trimester pregnancy, 20 cocaine abuse,21 trauma, 22 intra-aortic catheterization, 23 and history … Access Doc
Open Access Emergency Bedside Ultrasound Diagnosis Of Aortic …
He denied alcohol or substance abuse. On arrival his vital signs were as follows: Heart rate 66 sound diagnosis of aortic dissection in a cocaine abuser. Eur J Int Med 2007; 18(8): 595-6. … Retrieve Full Source
Co-Occurring Disorder-Related Quick Facts: PHYSICAL HEALTH …
Both the disease and its management are complicated when patients abuse alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. For example, hypertensive alcoholics appear to be more prone to left ventricular hypertrophy, and underlying hypertensive disease may contribute to cocaine-induced aortic dissection.2 Reduction … View This Document
Aortic Dissection In A Young Patient Without Any Predisposing …
Aortic Dissection in A Young Patient without any Predisposing Factors Kah-Wai Ngan, MD; Chuen Hsueh, MD; Hung Chang Hsieh1, MD; Shir-Hwa Ueng, MD Pregnancy(16) History of weight lifting(17) Cocaine abuse(18-19) Trauma … View This Document
Acute Aortic Dissection: An Uncommon But Serious …
Since the stretched aortic segment may tear. Additional risk factors include: • Male gender • Greater than 40 years old • Atherosclerosis • Prior cardiac surgery • Cocaine, amphetamine, or stimulant abuse. • Smoking How is an aortic dissection treated? … Read More
Spontaneous Coronary Artery dissection (SCAD)
Grafting, and extension from proximal aortic dissection are more common. Urgent coronary angiography is physical activity21 and cocaine abuse22. Women with SCAD frequently present with … Read Here
Normal Coronary Arteries
From a distal source with spontaneous lysis, cocaine abuse, viral myocarditis, aortic dissection, hypercoagulable states, autoimmune vasculitis and carbon monoxide poisoning4. … View Document
Jim Miller, RN, CFRN, NREMT-P, BSN Charlottesville-Albemarle …
Aortic Dissection(1) • Intimal damage from disease leading to elastic Cocaine3 • ~0.5% of all TAA’s are r/t to Cocaine Abuse • Usually a Type “B” dissection (descending) … Access Document
Journal Of Clinical And Basic Cardiology
Aneurysm, anuloaortic ectasia, aortic arch hypoplasia, coarc-tation of aorta, bicuspid aortic valve, connective tissue disor-ders, pregnancy, and cocaine abuse [14–16]. Pain in Aortic Dissection … Read More
SUBSTANCE ABUSE: Stimulants (Cocaine/Amphetamines/PCP/Caffeine)
Drug and/or alcohol abuse with cocaine being one of their primary agents of abuse. Severe hypertension: may cause hemorrhagic stroke or aortic dissection. 2. … Fetch Doc
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50 year old male with history of cocaine abuse came in to the hospital with a chief complaint of a chest pain. changes in V1,V2 and incomplete RBBB.Troponin on admission was 0.18, CKM was 2.12.CT of chest and abdomen with contrast to rule out Aortic Dissection. … Doc Retrieval