Cannabis and acute myocardial infarction
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Published on: August 18, 2020
Tatiana Emanuel1, Shawn M Varney, Georgia McRoy
1Tatiana Emanuel is lead advanced practice provider in clinical operations in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Texas Health San Antonio. Shawn M. Varney is a professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine and medical director of the South Texas Poison Center, both at the University of Texas Health San Antonio. Georgia McRoy practices in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Texas Health San Antonio. Kaori Tanaka is an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine, associate program director of the emergency medicine residency, and associate program director of the EMS fellowship at the University of Texas Health San Antonio. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
Abstract:
Marijuana is one of the most commonly consumed psychotropic drugs in the world. It has been associated with adverse cardiovascular reactions including acute coronary syndrome, but this information is not widely known among emergency medicine clinicians. This article describes cannabis use as a contributing factor to acute myocardial infarction in a young woman with chest pain.
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