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Endocarditis and drug use
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Endocarditis and drug use
by steve, Sep 16, 1999 12:00AM
Can the occassional use of cocaine by snorting lead to endocarditis in someone more sucseptible to it due to MVP (thickened valve with trace regurgitation--no stenosis)? What if the nose bleeds?
Doctor's Answer
by CCF CARDIO MD JMF, Sep 17, 1999 12:00AM
Steve,
I will not lead to endocarditis unless injected. You are predisposed to endocarditis due to your vaalve structure. HOwever, it can cause a heart attack due to coronary spasm induced by the cocaine.
I will not lead to endocarditis unless injected. You are predisposed to endocarditis due to your vaalve structure. HOwever, it can cause a heart attack due to coronary spasm induced by the cocaine.
