Marijuana as a trigger of cardiovascular events: Speculation or scientific certainty?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 141-144

  Aryana, Arash ^a   Williams, Mark A ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Congenital heart disease; Marijuana; Myocardial infarction; Tachyarrhythmias; Vascular disease

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANGINA PECTORIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ABUSE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TACHYCARDIA; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; CANNABIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATERNAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; STREET DRUGS; TACHYCARDIA; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 34247144163     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.08.001     Document Type: Review

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