Doctors Should Ask About Cocaine Use When Younger Patients Present With Chest Pains

In a bid to improve management of patients who present with chest pain and other heart attack symptoms, the American Heart Association (AHA) has issued a scientific statement recommending doctors ask about cocaine use when they examine younger patients with chest pains and who have no obvious risk factors for heart disease.

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Filed under: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs on April 2nd, 2008