How Cocaine Affects The Cardiovascular System
Cardiovascular conditions associated with cocaine use include: Heart attackAortic dissectionCoronary artery aneurysmMyocarditis and cardiomyopathyCardiac arrythmiasStroke Cocaine use can produce a variety of potentially catastrophic cardiovascular problems, which may be sudden and severe or may become long-term. Worse, these problems may occur even in people whose cocaine exposure is limited to occasional, recreational usage. Cardiac Effects of Cocaine Cocaine is a drug that inhibits the reuptake of norepinephrine in neurons throughout the body....