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Chest Pain May Signal Cocaine Use in Young Patients Reports American Heart Association

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MONDAY, March 17 (HealthDay News) -- Cocaine use can sometimes be the hidden culprit when young or otherwise healthy patients complain to doctors of chest pain, according to a new scientific statement released Monday by the American Heart Association (AHA).

Physicians need to query patients as to whether they may have used the drug in such cases, the experts said.