Keep off the grass: marijuana use and acute cardiovascular events

作者: David G.E. Caldicott , James Holmes , Kurt C. Roberts-Thomson , Leo Mahar

DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200510000-00008

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摘要: Marijuana is one of the most widely used recreational substances in world, considered by many consumers as a relatively safe drug with few significant side-effects. We report case 21-year-old man who suffered an acute myocardial infarction following use marijuana, despite having no other identifiable risk factors for cardiovascular event. review published medical literature regarding events marijuana and postulate possible mechanism this unusual pathological consequence use.

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