Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports (Apr 2022)

Case of Cocaine Induced Coronary and Carotid Artery Dissection

  • Tara Gill MS4,
  • Mariaelana Brenner MS4,
  • Janine Beatrice Borja MD-PGY3,
  • Sarah Linder FNP-BC,
  • Saagar Pamulapati MD-PGY1,
  • Prasad Kilaru MD,
  • Vibhav Bansal MD/JD,
  • Roy El Koussa MD PGY1

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/23247096221089496
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10

Abstract

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Cocaine use has been individually linked to both carotid and coronary artery dissections. However, their simultaneous occurrence has not been previously reported. A 30-year-old man who suffered an acute ischemic stroke and myocardial infarction secondary to acute carotid and coronary artery dissections, respectively, 16 hours after snorting cocaine. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case describing the simultaneous occurrence of carotid and coronary artery dissections resulting from cocaine use.