Cocaine and Heart Problems

Cocaine can cause heart problems

November 23, 2014

The study warned that cocaine users may have a heart abnormality in blood flow, which can be hard to find and urged them to be at increased risk of heart disease or death.
Researchers in Chicago compared the heart test images from Internet users Chicago 202, and 210 other people who do not use it.
People who use cocaine showed abnormalities of blood flow to the small blood vessels of the heart, which is thought rigorously compared to those who did not use cocaine, with diabetes, high blood pressure and a family history of heart disease.
However, the difference can not be found on the standard Heart Photography If you use cocaine, complaining of chest pain short or breathing lead consumers to the risk of complications of heart problems or death.
Dr. Van Aaron Kumar (Varun Kumar), said that the unfortunate use of cocaine is, in general, and we see you a lot of room for patients experience chest pain consistent with the use of cocaine.
He added, but it can not agree because the patient has symptoms, but cardiovascular recording shows that the “normal”.
He showed that cocaine use could be for a standard treatment for preventing heart disease, such as the use of aspirin and cholesterollowering medications, etc. .
He said that we need more research about this, but there are some shows that cocaine can stimulate the formation of blood clots and may lead to atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease.

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