Severe Myocardial Infarction Caused by Excessive Cannabis Consumption

Bougrine, Ramia; Boutaybi, Mohamed El; Boulouiz, Soumia; Elouafi, Noha; Bazid, Zakaria

doi:10.7759/cureus.14643

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“…The contractility disorders of the myocardium mediated by the CRB1 receptor have also been described. The negative clinical consequences of these biological actions include cardiac arrhythmias: supraventricular, also atrial fibrillation, and ventricular of various severity; increased risk of myocardial infarction, including ones complicated by cardiogenic shock, and the development of dilated cardiomyopathy also in young individuals, stroke, vasculitis and postural hypotension [ 2 , 3 ].…”

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Paroxysmal Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia with Cardiac Arrest and Myocardial Infarction in 29-Year-Old Man Addicted to Medical Marijuana—It Never Rains but It Pours

Wiliński¹,

Skwarek²,

Chrzan³

et al. 2022

Healthcare

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This article presents the case of a 29-year-old male patient, addicted to prescribed medical marijuana administered for mixed anxiety and depressive disorder and without classic cardiovascular risk factors and history of myocarditis, suffering from episodes of paroxysmal hemodynamically unstable ventricular tachycardia. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging of the heart revealed disseminated non-ischemic myocardial injury lesions of subepicardial and intramuscular location. Additionally, the individual experienced myocardial infarction without ST segment elevation following marijuana intake. Treatment required implantation of a cardioverter-defibrillator and ablation of the myocardial areas responsible for the origin of the arrhythmia, as well as appropriate pharmacotherapy and marijuana addiction treatment.

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