Key result
Primary PCI of culprit RCA resolves cardiogenic shock in rare triple-vessel total occlusion.
Case Report (n=1)
Hypothesis-generating for PCI in cocaine-induced multivessel occlusion with shock; leaves open need for prospective confirmation.
Cocaine use has been associated with a significant risk of myocardial ischemia and myocardial infarction (MI). The previous approach to the treatment of cocaine-induced MI focused on medical treatment with verapamil, nitroglycerine and thrombolytics. Percutaneous revascularization for the cocaine-associated MI has been reported and is the preferred treatment modality. Identification of culprit vessel in the patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction associated with cocaine use is problematic owing to the frequent presence of baseline electrocardiogram (ECG) changes. Chronic cocaine use predisposes to diffuse coronary vasculopathy and may cause systemic alteration of coagulation parameters. Multivessel coronary thrombosis presenting as myocardial infarction associated with cocaine use has not been previously reported. This study describes a case of multivessel coronary thrombosis caused by cocaine ingestion successfully treated with multivessel primary angioplasty.
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Meltser et al. (2004) conducted a case report in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction with multivessel coronary thrombosis (n=1). Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was evaluated. Primary percutaneous coronary intervention of the culprit right coronary artery successfully treated a 62-year-old man presenting with cardiogenic shock and simultaneous occlusion of three major coronary arteries, leading to rapid hemodynamic recovery.
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