Cocaine is the second most common illicit drug used and the most frequent cause of drug related deaths. The use of cocaine is associated with both, acute and chronic complications, that may involve any system, but the most common system affected is cardiovascular one. Cocaine cardiomyopathy may result from the use of cocaine. This article presents a first case in Republic of Macedonia of 24-year-old male with reversible cocaine-related cardiomyopathy. Clinical presentation, laboratory, X-ray, ultrasound findings and treatment are reviewed.
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Author Name: Georgiev Antonio, Zhivadinovik Julija
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Keywords: cocaine; cocaine cardiomyopathy; diagnosis; treatment
ISSN: 1452-662x
EISSN: 2217-8171
EOI/DOI: 10.5937/sanamed1403233G
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