Marijuana-induced recurrent acute coronary syndrome with normal coronary angiograms

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 91-94

  Safaa, Ali M ^a   Markham, Ryan ^b   Jayasinghe, Rohan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BABYLON   (Iraq)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c GOLD COAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coronary vasospasm; Marijuana; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CANNABIS SMOKING; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; RECURRENT DISEASE; THORAX PAIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHEST PAIN; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VASOSPASM; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RECURRENCE;

EID: 84855333351     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2011.00327.x     Document Type: Article

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