Cannabis abuse should be considered as a potential cause of acute myocardial infarction in apparently healthy young individuals.
Alerts clinicians to possible cannabis-linked AMI; hypothesis-generating and needs prospective confirmation.
Cannabis is known to have been used for medicinal purposes and recreational use to increase sociability and produce euphoria. Regular use of cannabis can have adverse effects. Cardiovascular effects are not associated with serious health problems, although occasional myocardial infarction, stroke, and other adverse cardiovascular events are described. Indeed, there is insufficient knowledge concerning acute myocardial infarction (AMI) associated with cannabis and its underlying mechanism. We reported two illustrative cases of acute anterior myocardial infarction caused by cannabis abuse to emphasize on it as the most probable causes of AMI observed in apparently healthy young persons who use this drug.
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