| Literature DB >> 21649761 |
Ali M Safaa1, Ryan Markham, Rohan Jayasinghe.
Abstract
We report a case of a man in his 40s presented to the emergency department twice, 1 month apart, with severe ischaemic sounding chest pain within 1 h of smoking marijuana on both occasions. He had elevated serial biomarkers and ischaemic electrocardiogram changes. His coronary angiograms on both episodes were entirely normal along with normal echocardiogram. This potentially suggests a coronary vasospasm as an underlying mechanism for these non-ST elevation myocardial infarctions. This should alert clinicians and the public alike to this potential risk of cannabis use.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21649761 DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2011.00327.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Drug Alcohol Rev ISSN: 0959-5236