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A Spontaneous Isolated Superior Mesenteric Artery Dissection Associated with Cocaine Abuse: A Pathomechanistic Association
Joint Authors
El-Zein, Rayan S.
Sobecki, Jeffrey
Greenberg, Roy
Keleher, Michael
Palma, Robert A.
Source
Case Reports in Vascular Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-06-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Spontaneous isolated superior mesenteric artery dissection (SISMAD) is a rare potentially fatal disease.
We present a case of cocaine-related SISMAD in a patient with abdominal pain.
A 38-year-old African American male with hypertension and alcohol, cocaine, and tobacco abuse presented with abdominal pain and recent cocaine use.
A CT angiogram revealed SISMAD; he was treated with conservative management.
Cocaine and SISMAD share similar pathophysiologic mechanisms pertaining to vascular smooth muscle cell apoptosis and increased shear stress at fixed vascular positions.
Our report emphasizes the need to consider cocaine abuse in SISMAD pathophysiology, risk stratification, and treatment algorithms in future studies.
American Psychological Association (APA)
El-Zein, Rayan S.& Sobecki, Jeffrey& Greenberg, Roy& Keleher, Michael& Palma, Robert A.. 2020. A Spontaneous Isolated Superior Mesenteric Artery Dissection Associated with Cocaine Abuse: A Pathomechanistic Association. Case Reports in Vascular Medicine،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151942
Modern Language Association (MLA)
El-Zein, Rayan S.…[et al.]. A Spontaneous Isolated Superior Mesenteric Artery Dissection Associated with Cocaine Abuse: A Pathomechanistic Association. Case Reports in Vascular Medicine No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151942
American Medical Association (AMA)
El-Zein, Rayan S.& Sobecki, Jeffrey& Greenberg, Roy& Keleher, Michael& Palma, Robert A.. A Spontaneous Isolated Superior Mesenteric Artery Dissection Associated with Cocaine Abuse: A Pathomechanistic Association. Case Reports in Vascular Medicine. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151942
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1151942