Synthetic Marijuana Induced Acute Nonischemic Left Ventricular Dysfunction.
Moustafa O ElsheshtawyPriatharsini SriganeshVasudev VirpariaFalgun PatelAshok KhannaPublished in: Case reports in cardiology (2016)
Synthetic marijuana is an uptrending designer drug currently widely spread in the US. We report a case of acute deterioration of nonischemic left ventricular dysfunction after exposure to synthetic marijuana. This case illustrates the importance of history taking in cardiac patients and identifies a negative cardiovascular effect of synthetic marijuana known as K2, not yet well detected by urine toxicology screening tools.
Keyphrases
- left ventricular
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- end stage renal disease
- heart failure
- ejection fraction
- aortic stenosis
- acute myocardial infarction
- oxidative stress
- newly diagnosed
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- mitral valve
- liver failure
- left atrial
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- emergency department
- gene expression
- coronary artery disease
- atrial fibrillation
- respiratory failure
- hepatitis b virus
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- mechanical ventilation