COCAINE TOXICITY PRESENTING AS ACUTE REVERSIBLE PULMONARY HYPERTENSION AND RIGHT HEART FAILURE

Mahesh Narayanan; Toufik Haddad; Aiman Smer; Mohamed Ayan; Aryan Mooss

doi:10.1016/S0735-1097(15)60645-3

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COCAINE TOXICITY PRESENTING AS ACUTE REVERSIBLE PULMONARY HYPERTENSION AND RIGHT HEART FAILURE

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COCAINE TOXICITY PRESENTING AS ACUTE REVERSIBLE PULMONARY HYPERTENSION AND RIGHT HEART FAILURE

Mahesh Narayanan, Toufik Haddad, Aiman Smer, Mohamed Ayan and Aryan Mooss

Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Vol.65(10), pp.A645-A645

03/17/2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(15)60645-3

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Cardiology

Cocaine

Embolisms

Intubation

Medical treatment

Pulmonary arteries

Pulmonary hypertension

Toxicity

Conclusion: After excluding coronary artery thrombosis and PE, the only possible explanation for the acute RV dilatation in our case was reversible acute pulmonary hypertension.

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Title: COCAINE TOXICITY PRESENTING AS ACUTE REVERSIBLE PULMONARY HYPERTENSION AND RIGHT HEART FAILURE
Creators: Mahesh Narayanan - Creighton University
Toufik Haddad - Creighton University
Aiman Smer - Creighton University
Mohamed Ayan - Creighton University
Aryan Mooss - Creighton University
Publication Details: Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Vol.65(10), pp.A645-A645
Publisher: Elsevier Limited
Identifiers: 991005963701402656
Academic Unit: Cardiology
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

COCAINE TOXICITY PRESENTING AS ACUTE REVERSIBLE PULMONARY HYPERTENSION AND RIGHT HEART FAILURE

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