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Does exposure to marijuana cause myocardial infarction?
2 out of 5 stars Prolonged cardiac arrest complicating a massive ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction associated with marijuana consumption. Orsini J et al. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect 2016 Sept 7;6(4):31695 Full Text The medical literature contains scattered, rare case reports and series describing myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndrome, and cardiac arrest associated with exposure to cannabis. (Extreme emphasis on the word “associated.”) This literature is limited by a number of crippling problems, including failure to screen completely for presence of other drugs, failure to collect com...
Source: The Poison Review - November 12, 2016 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Gussow Tags: Medical cannabis cardiotoxicity heart attack cardiac arrest marijuana myocardial infarction Source Type: news