Cardiovascular Complication Induced by Cannabis Smoking: A Case Report | Chapter 10 | Current Progress in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 6

 This branch present the first case of marijuana-induced spontaneous concurrent double coronary and carotid postmortem. The growing popularity of healing and recreational devouring of cannabis, especially with the youth, raises next concerns regarding its security and long-terms belongings. The cardiovascular effects of cannabis are not famous. Cannabis consumption has existed shown to cause arrhythmia including ventricular heart attack, and potentially unexplained death, and to increase the risk of myocardial infarction. Although attention has met on its neuropsychiatric belongings, little has been given to cardiovascular aftereffects.Nevertheless, there are various case reports of vascular complications following cannabis use even in young crowd without cardiovascular risk determinants. We describe the first instance of a cannabis consumer visiting the emergency room accompanying an ischemic stroke coupled with an acute heart failure syndrome provoked by a spontaneous simultaneous double critique of the carotid artery and the abandoned anterior descending channel, with a profitable outcome under medical care, in an work to raise public awareness, specifically among young people, about the cardiovascular risks guide cannabis use.  This case shows the criticalness of complications due to the marijuana consumption, therefore the need to limit or even prohibit its devouring. Given the legalisation of cannabis habit for recreational and medical purposes, that is spreading during the whole of many nations, a rise in such cases search out be anticipated.

Author(s) Details:

Hassen Ibn Hadj Amor,
Cardiology Department, Taher Sfar Hospital, University of Monastir, Mahdia, 5100, Tunisia.

Imen Touil,
Pneumology Department, Taher Sfar Hospital, University of Monastir, Mahdia, 5100, Tunisia.

Seif Boukriba,
Radiology Department, La Rabta Hospital, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, 1007, Tunisia.

Skander Bouchnak,
Cardiology Department, Taher Sfar Hospital, University of Monastir, Mahdia, 5100, Tunisia.

Salma Kraiem,
Cardiology Department, Taher Sfar Hospital, University of Monastir, Mahdia, 5100, Tunisia.

Ramzi Rouabhia,
Cardiology Department, Taher Sfar Hospital, University of Monastir, Mahdia, 5100, Tunisia.

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