Cocaine use induces significant cardiovascular complications through mechanisms including vasospasm, thrombosis, and accelerated atherosclerosis, leading to myocardial infarction even in young users.
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Cocaine users merit cardiac risk screening for ischemia and arrhythmias; leaves open long-term prognostic modeling in prospective cohorts.
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