Key result
Urgent PCI successfully restores TIMI III flow in cocaine-induced anterior STEMI.
Why the study?
Cocaine-induced myocardial infarction in young, otherwise healthy individuals is rare but presents significant clinical concern requiring early recognition and intervention.
Population
A young male in his late teens with cocaine-induced anterior wall MI
Comparison
Urgent coronary angiography and PCI intervention
Design
Case report
Follow-up
6 months
Authors
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Cocaine use warrants consideration in young MI patients; this case leaves open whether urgent PCI improves outcomes more broadly.
Case Report (n=1)
This case highlights the importance of early recognition and prompt coronary intervention for cocaine-induced ST-elevation myocardial infarction, particularly in young patients devoid of conventional cardiovascular risk factors.
Singh et al. (2025) conducted a case report in Cocaine-induced myocardial infarction (n=1). Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was evaluated on Restoration of coronary blood flow and clinical recovery. Urgent coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention successfully restored TIMI III flow in a young male presenting with an anterior wall myocardial infarction two hours after first-time cocaine use.
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