Cardiovascular complications induced by cannabis smoking: A case report and review of the literature

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 679-680

  Fisher, B A C ^a,b   Ghuran, A ^a   Vadamalai, V ^a   Antonios, T F ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; AMLODIPINE; ATENOLOL; CANNABIS; FLECAINIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE REPORT; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART PALPITATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; SMOKING; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MARIJUANA SMOKING; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 23944439427     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2004.014969     Document Type: Article

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