Intravascular Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Patient with Cocaine-Associated Acute Myocardial Infarction: Case Report and Review

Cocaine use is a major problem worldwide and there are numerous reports about cocaine-associated myocardial infarction. Nevertheless minimal data are available from randomised clinical trials to suggest evidence-based approaches to the management of cocaine-associated myocardial ischemia. Moreover, most reports have been limited to conservative management of cocaine-associated myocardial infarction. We report a case of a young male cocaine user with acute myocardial infarction, undergoing diagnostic coronary angiography and intravascular ultrasound revealing severe atherosclerosis, followed by successful stent implantation. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]