Myocardial infarction and nicotine patch: a contributing or causative factor?

Dacosta, A; Guy, J M; Tardy, B; Gonthier, R; Denis, L; Lamaud, M; Cerisier, A; Verneyre, H · Eur Heart J · 1993

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A case of angina pectoris revealed by nicotine patch treatment is described in a patient who continued to smoke and subsequently suffered a myocardial infarction. The various side effects of nicotine and its derivatives are recalled. The action of nicotine on coronary vasomotricity and its mediators is discussed.

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