Marijuana Use in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: JACC Review Topic of the Week

EM DeFilippis, NS Bajaj, A Singh, R Malloy… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - jacc.org
Marijuana use is increasing as more states are legalizing cannabis for both medicinal and
recreational purposes. National survey data estimate that> 2 million Americans with …

Adverse impact of cannabis on human health

M Chandy, M Nishiga, TT Wei… - Annual review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Cannabis, the most commonly used recreational drug, is illicit in many areas of the world.
With increasing decriminalization and legalization, cannabis use is increasing in the United …

Drugs of abuse and heart failure

AF Grubb, SJ Greene, M Fudim, T Dewald… - Journal of Cardiac …, 2021 - Elsevier
Substance use is common among those with heart failure (HF) and is associated with worse
clinical outcomes. Alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, and cocaine are commonly abused …

Cardiovascular effects of medical marijuana: a systematic review

AK Pasha, CY Clements, CA Reynolds… - The American Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Utilization of marijuana as a medicinal agent is becoming increasingly popular, and so far,
25 states have legalized it for medical purposes. However, there is emerging evidence that …

[HTML][HTML] Marijuana-induced myocarditis in a 24-year-old man

T Alirezaei, MKA Mohammadi… - Archive of Clinical …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
As marijuana, the most widely-used illicit drug in adolescents and adults, has some
unknown side effects, marijuana abuse has become a public health concern. Also …

Reevaluating America's latest pharmaceutical trend: The cardiovascular risk of Cannabis

EL O'Keefe, TM Peterson, CJ Lavie - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2021 - Elsevier
For the first time in the history of the modern era smoking tobacco is not the most popular
inhaled product. After a flurry of legislature, cannabis has come to the forefront of both …

Cannabis use and heart transplantation: disparities and opportunities to improve outcomes

OJ Ilonze, DC Vidot, K Breathett… - Circulation: Heart …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Heart transplantation (HT) remains the optimal therapy for many patients with advanced
heart failure. Use of substances of potential abuse has historically been a contraindication to …

Suspected Cannabis Vaping–Induced Pericardial Effusion

N Maharaj, S Swarath, R Seecheran… - … High Impact Case …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Pericardial effusions refer to an excess accumulation of fluid within the pericardial cavity.
The etiology is diverse, with most cases being idiopathic in nature. We report a case of …

Marijuana-induced toxic myocarditis: a case report and a review of the literature

C Prota, A Ravera, O Caleo… - Journal of Cardiovascular …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
A previously healthy 25-year-old male was admitted to a peripheral hospital owing to severe
and prolonged chest pain. His family had no history of previous cardiac disease or other …

Paroxysmal Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia with Cardiac Arrest and Myocardial Infarction in 29-Year-Old Man Addicted to Medical Marijuana—It Never Rains but It …

J Wiliński, A Skwarek, I Chrzan, A Zeliaś, R Borek… - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
This article presents the case of a 29-year-old male patient, addicted to prescribed medical
marijuana administered for mixed anxiety and depressive disorder and without classic …