Synthetic Marijuana Induced Acute Nonischemic Left Ventricular Dysfunction.
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.
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Coney Island Hospital, Brooklyn, NY 11235, USA.
Moustafa
0000-0002-7563-8338
M
Elsheshtawy
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Coney Island Hospital, Brooklyn, NY 11235, USA.
Priatharsini
P
Sriganesh
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Coney Island Hospital, Brooklyn, NY 11235, USA.
Vasudev
V
Virparia
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Coney Island Hospital, Brooklyn, NY 11235, USA.
Falgun
F
Patel
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Coney Island Hospital, Brooklyn, NY 11235, USA.
Ashok
A
Khanna