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Isolated Septal Artery Infarction in a Cocaine User
Bilal Bawamia1, James Dundas, Ian Purcell
1Cardiothoracic Department, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE77DN, UK. bilal-reshad.bawamia@nhs.net.
The Journal of Invasive Cardiology
|November 4, 2021
Summary
Cocaine use can cause heart damage by blocking a key artery supplying the septum. This unusual case led to a large septal myocardial infarction and impaired left ventricular function.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Toxicology
- Pathology
Background:
- The anterior interventricular septum is typically supplied by septal branches of the left anterior descending coronary artery.
- Cocaine cardiotoxicity is a known clinical concern, often manifesting as myocardial infarction or arrhythmias.
- Septal perforator arteries play a crucial role in supplying the interventricular septum.
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