@article{ajmcr20219311,
author={{Kariyanna, Pramod Theetha and Chandrakumar, Harshith Priyan and Chowdhury, Yuvraj Singh and Jayarangaiah, Apoorva and Das, Sushruth and Jayarangaiah, Amog and Salifu, Moro O. and McFarlane, Isabel M.},
title={Marijuana and Coronary Dissection: A Case Report and Review of Literature},
journal={American Journal of Medical Case Reports},
volume={9},
number={3},
pages={172--179},
year={2021},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmcr/9/3/11},
issn={2374-216X},
abstract={Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a cardiac emergency and an uncommon cause of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) with a higher predominance in younger women. It is a non-traumatic, non-atherosclerotic lesion found to be associated with pregnancy, inflammatory disorders, connective tissue diseases and substance abuse. Our patient was a young woman with a chronic marijuana smoking history who was found to have a NSTEMI. Initial angiogram showed triple vessel disease involving left anterior descending artery (LAD), left circumflex artery (LCX) and obtuse marginal artery (OM). A repeat angiogram notably showed spontaneous progression with dissection in all three vessels attributable to substance abuse. We present you this rare occurrence of triple vessel SCAD secondary to marijuana with a literature review and discussion.},
doi={10.12691/ajmcr-9-3-11}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}