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ST elevation myocardial infarction following a cannabis smoking binge

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 June 2019

Sotirios Katranas Open the ORCID record for Sotirios Katranas [Opens in a new window] ,
Antonios Ziakas  and
Matthaios Didagelos
Sotirios Katranas*
Affiliation:
1st Cardiology Department, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Antonios Ziakas
Affiliation:
1st Cardiology Department, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Matthaios Didagelos
Affiliation:
1st Cardiology Department, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Author for correspondence: S. A. Katranas, MD, PhD, 1st Cardiology Department, AHEPA University Hospital, 2nd, Kourtidi Street, 54248 Thessaloniki, Greece. Tel: +30 6974503419; E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Cannabis smoking is considered the most popular illicit drug used worldwide. We present the case of a 26-year-old male with ST elevation myocardial infarction and heart failure subsequent to cannabis smoking abuse. We searched the literature regarding acute myocardial infarction following cannabis smoking and the possible pathophysiologic mechanisms.

Keywords

Cannabissmokingmyocardial infarctionvasospasmthrombosis
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Brief Report
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 29 , Issue 6 , June 2019 , pp. 847 - 848
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© Cambridge University Press 2019 

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