Medical complications of cocaine: possible relationship to low plasma cholinesterase enzyme
| Autor: | Carlos E. Picone, Joseph P. Ornato, Samer Ellahham, George W. Vetrovec, Anil Om, Janakibai Theogaraj, Gustavo P Corretjer |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
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Adult
Male Myocardial Infarction Cocaine users Cocaine Reference Values Medicine Cholinesterases Humans In patient Myocardial infarction Cholinesterase chemistry.chemical_classification biology business.industry medicine.disease Enzyme chemistry Echocardiography Reference values Anesthesia biology.protein Cocaine use Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Complication |
| Zdroj: | American heart journal. 125(4) |
| ISSN: | 0002-8703 |
| Popis: | What predisposes some cocaine users to its complications is not known. Because cocaine is metabolized by plasma cholinesterase enzyme, we evaluated this enzyme in 14 patients with cocaine-induced complications, 11 long-term cocaine users from Bolivia, 14 persons in the United States without any documented cocaine-induced complications, and 14 subjects who have not used cocaine. The enzyme was found to be significantly lower in patients with cocaine-induced complications as compared to other groups (p < 0.05). A low level of plasma cholinesterase enzyme may predict complications from cocaine use. |
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