The current practice for cocaine-associated chest pain in the Netherlands

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Recreational drug use among young, hospitalized patients with acute coronary syndrome: A retrospective study

“…This suggests that physicians often do not appreciate RD use as an important risk factor for ACS. A previously undertaken national Dutch survey among emergency physicians and cardiologists confirms this [30] . Therefore, it is important to increase awareness of the necessity of a thorough drug history and toxicological screening in order to better identify patients at risk.…”

Assessing the Potential of Untargeted SWATH Mass Spectrometry-Based Metabolomics to Differentiate Closely Related Exposures in Observational Studies

“…To further evaluate the discovery and differentiation potential of untargeted SWATH mass spectrometry-based profiling workflows, we studied exposure to cocaine and possible adulterants in LTR and KTR. Cocaine abuse has frequently been linked to liver and kidney failure [ 31 ], and we expected to encounter this drug in some of the subjects as it is highly addictive and has an estimated lifetime use of around 5% in the Netherlands [ 32 ]. We furthermore expected to encounter drug adulterants in the urine of possible cocaine users given that it is rarely provided as pure product [ 33 ].…”

Application of European Society of Cardiology guidelines for evaluating acute coronary syndrome risk in low-risk patients with cocaine-associated chest pain: Findings from the RISK study – An observational analysis

“… [18] A recent Dutch survey, among emergency physicians and cardiologists, underscored that these patients are already being managed in alignment with the European society of cardiology NSTEMI guideline in the Netherlands. [19] The data of this study suggests that this approach is safe.…”