title: Cannabis induced asystole.
abstract: Cannabis or marijuana is the most used recreational, and until recently illegal, drug in the United States. Although cannabis has medicinal use, its consumption has been linked to motor vehicle accidents in dose dependent fashion. Marijuana and other cannabinoids produce a multitude of effects on the human body that may result in these motor vehicle accidents. Some of the effects that marijuana has been known to cause include altered sensorium, diminished reflexes, and increased vagal tone. We present a case of cannabis induced asystole from hypervagotonia.
authors.affiliation: Providence Hospital and Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, 16001 W. 9 Mile Rd., Southfield, MI, USA. Electronic address: d_brancheau@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brancheau
authors.affiliation: Providence Hospital and Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, 16001 W. 9 Mile Rd., Southfield, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blanco
authors.affiliation: Providence Hospital and Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, 16001 W. 9 Mile Rd., Southfield, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Gunjan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gholkar
authors.affiliation: Providence Hospital and Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, 16001 W. 9 Mile Rd., Southfield, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Brijesh
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Providence Hospital and Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, 16001 W. 9 Mile Rd., Southfield, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Machado
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002188:Cannabis / Q000506:poisoning*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013575:Syncope / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: Asystole; Cannabis; Side effects