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Emergency casebook
Cocaine induced non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction: an uncommon electrocardiographic presentation
  1. F J Arnaldo,
  2. M A Pulido,
  3. J G House
  1. University of Florida Jacksonville, Department of Internal Medicine, Jacksonville, USA
  1. Correspondence to:
 F J Arnaldo
 University of Florida Jacksonville, Department of Internal Medicine, Jacksonville, FL 32209, USA; farnaldo{at}gmail.com

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emj.2006.036350

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    The incidence of myocardial infarction in cocaine associated chest pain is approximately 6%.1 The most common cocaine induced electrocardiogram changes are non-specific ST segment changes, ST segment elevation, T wave inversion, and QT interval prolongation. …

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