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Critical ischemia due to cocaine abuse

Burgo Jansen, Jim Reekers, Bert Jan van den Born and Loes Oskam

As cocaine use is relatively common in the western society and continues to increase, the number of cocaine-related cardiovascular complications and deaths has risen. This case report shows a 30-year-old male with progressive pain and ulcers of the fingertips, and abnormalities during angiography based on peripheral ischemia caused by chronic cocaine use.