Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. With the
increase in substance abuse, the incidence of acute myocardial infarction (MI) in
younger population has been on the rise. Traditionally, cocaine has been blamed for
acute MI; however, recently, there have been more incidences of marijuana as an inciting
factor. We present a case of marijuana-induced acute MI and discuss the proposed mechanism.
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Article Info
Publication History
Published online: February 10, 2012
Accepted:
December 13,
2011
Received:
December 10,
2011
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© 2012 Elsevier Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
