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Endocarditis and drug use

Endocarditis and drug use

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?
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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.
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