Key result
Chronic cocaine use was linked to stable chronic atrial flutter in a middle-aged woman with heart failure and an ejection fraction of 15-20%.
Why the study?
Cocaine use and atrial flutter are linked, but research on the topic has been sparse.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report highlights the presentation of stable chronic atrial flutter in a patient with chronic cocaine use and severe heart failure.
Cocaine use may be associated with atrial flutter; this case leaves open causal confirmation in prospective studies.
Cocaine is one of the commonest illicit drugs used and one of the most frequent causes of drug related deaths. Cardiovascular system effects due to cocaine manifests as a variety of structural heart issues along with arrhythmias. Atrial flutter is a common cause of morbidity in the United States population. Even though research has been sparse on the topic of cocaine use and atrial flutter, they have been shown to be linked. We present here a unique case of stable chronic atrial flutter in a middle-aged woman with a history of chronic cocaine use and heart failure with an ejection fraction of 15-20%.
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Mann et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Atrial flutter (n=1). Chronic cocaine use was evaluated. Chronic cocaine use was linked to stable chronic atrial flutter in a middle-aged woman with heart failure and an ejection fraction of 15-20%.
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