Cannabis smoking and acute coronary syndrome: Two illustrative cases

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Dwivedi, Shridhar ^a   Kumar, Vivek ^a   Aggarwal, Amitesh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Beta blocker; Bronchospasm; Cannabis; Twin smoking

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; METOPROLOL;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; CANNABIS SMOKING; CASE REPORT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING CESSATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; BRONCHIAL SPASM; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 47749096321     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.04.167     Document Type: Article

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