Key result
Cocaine use is linked to widespread arterial and venous thrombosis driving stroke, DVT, and PE.
Why the study?
The deleterious impact of cocaine-induced venous complications appears largely unrepresented in current literature and clinical practice, despite emerging evidence of high DVT rates in illicit drug users.
Design
Case report and review
Authors
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Alerts clinicians to screen for cocaine in unexplained thrombosis; hypothesis-generating and requires validation in larger cohorts.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the underrecognized risk of cocaine-induced venous thrombosis and potentially fatal pulmonary embolism, expanding the known cardiovascular complications of cocaine abuse.
Sharma et al. (2019) conducted a case report in Cocaine-induced thrombosis (n=1). Cocaine use was evaluated. Cocaine use can induce widespread arterial and venous thrombosis, leading to severe complications such as ischemic stroke, deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism.
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