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[Cannabis and myocardial infarction without angiographic stenosis in young patient: guilty or not guilty? A case report].

Service de neurologie, hôpital d'instruction des armées Clermont-Tonnerre, Brest, France.
Annales de cardiologie et d'angeiologie (impact factor: 0.21). 01/2011; 60(3):154-8. DOI:10.1016/j.ancard.2010.12.018 pp.154-8
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ABSTRACT Cannabis is the most consumed drug in France, particularly in young adults. Few reports have suggested a causal role of cannabis in the development of cardiovascular events. We describe one case of 26-year-old man, cannabis and tobacco smoker, admitted with recurrent ischemic stroke cause by post-myocardial infarction left ventricular thrombus. Coronary arteries were angiographicaly normal and etiological tests were negative. We suggest the possible relationship between marijuana use with coronary heart disease.

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Keywords

consumed drug
 
etiological tests
 
marijuana use
 
post-myocardial infarction
 
recurrent ischemic stroke cause
 
reports
 
tobacco smoker
 
ventricular thrombus