The journal of Emergency Medicine reports that marijuana “can trigger a heart attack”
There have been a number of studies showing that cannabis had caused heart problems in the young and middle-aged. The latest case was reported in the Journal of Emergency Medicine. Doctors in Wales treated a healthy 21-year-old patient for a heart attack. Tests showed he had higher than normal triglyceride and cholesterol levels, and a blood clot in his coronary arteries that was blocking the blood supply to his heart. The man was a regular cigarette and marijuana smoker, but doctors said pot use was the most significant cause of his heart attack..
The Welch physicians wrote:
Although our patient was a cigarette smoker and had elevated lipid levels, cannabis use was identified as the most significant precipitant of his acute coronary syndrome (ACS).
The doctors noted that there is evidence pot can trigger heart attacks, with the risk increasing 4.8 times in the first hour after smoking the weed. They also noted that studies have shown marijuana affects blood flow, increases the heart rate, causes high blood pressure when sitting down and low pressure when standing up.
Didn’t President Obama say pot was less harmful than alcohol? Isn’t that what those who want to decriminalize or legalize pot keep saying?
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