An exploratory prospective study of marijuana use and mortality following acute myocardial infarction

American Heart Journal

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 465-470

  Mukamal, Kenneth J ^a   Maclure, Malcolm ^b   Muller, James E ^c   Mittleman, Murray A ^a,b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CANNABIS; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39149107775     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.10.049     Document Type: Article

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