A study conducted by Dr. Varun Kamar at Mount Sinai Hospital decided to check the smallest vessels in the body of two groups of people who arrived there with pain in the chest: those who used cocaine and those who did not. The results were clear: the small vessels were heavily affected by cocaine use. They were overly dilated, which caused blood to flow too quickly and could easily lead to problems like chest pain and even a heart attack. The main problem is that this damage is not easily detected or controlled in most cases of chest pain: only in the larger arteries. Often, this leads to people being discharged from treatment because doctors have failed to find any problems in the most obvious areas. So users continue to put their lives at risk by using cocaine and damaging these small blood vessels. Unfortunately, this only increases the risk of developing a variety of heart problems. Cocaine Will Increase Blood Pressure The stimulant effect of cocaine will immediately increase blood pressure to dangerous levels through the excessive dilation mentioned above. Even though this increase in blood pressure will only be temporary, it can still lead to a number of problems including, but not limited to