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Brain Morphology of Cannabis Users With or Without Psychosis: A Pilot MRI Study
Published on: August 18, 2020
[Coronary thrombosis and cannabis abuse: a case report]
Luca Rodella1, Gregoriana Zanini2, Francesca Del Magro2
1U.O. Cardiologia, Dipartimento di Specialità Medico-Chirurgiche, Scienze Radiologiche e Sanità Pubblica, Università degli Studi, Brescia.
Abstract:
Marijuana consumption is growing up becoming very common especially between young people. 9-THC, the main psychoactive compound in cannabis, acts on the endocannabinoid system having different cardiovascular effects, including arrhythmias, acute coronary syndrome, and sudden cardiac death. We present the case of a young man from Gambia with no cardiovascular risk factors, marijuana consumer, presenting to the emergency department with ST-elevation myocardial infarction. At coronary angiography, thrombotic left anterior descending coronary artery subocclusion was documented. We also describe the association between acute coronary syndrome and cannabis abuse.
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