Severe Myocardial Infarction Caused by Excessive Cannabis Consumption

The cardiovascular effects of cannabis are not well known. Cannabis use has been shown to cause arrhythmia, including ventricular tachycardia, sudden death, and increase in the risk of myocardial infarction (MI). We report a 62-year-old woman with chronic cannabis abuse inducing MI complicated by ca...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bougrine, Ramia, Boutaybi, Mohamed, Boulouiz, Soumia, Elouafi, Noha, Bazid, Zakaria
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8064037/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33903847
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.14643
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Sumario:The cardiovascular effects of cannabis are not well known. Cannabis use has been shown to cause arrhythmia, including ventricular tachycardia, sudden death, and increase in the risk of myocardial infarction (MI). We report a 62-year-old woman with chronic cannabis abuse inducing MI complicated by cardiogenic shock, chronic dilated cardiomyopathy, and atrial fibrillation.

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