TOXIC MYOCARDITIS FROM COMBINED CANNABIS AND BUTANE INHALATION

Venkat Lakshmi,Kishan Vuddanda,Naga Sai,Shravan Turaga,Mohammad-Ali Jazayeri,Bhavya Yarlagadda,Mohit K. Turagam,Yeruva Madhu Reddy,Seth H. Sheldon,Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy

TOXIC MYOCARDITIS FROM COMBINED CANNABIS AND BUTANE INHALATION

2018

Venkat Lakshmi
Kishan Vuddanda
Naga Sai
Shravan Turaga
Mohammad-Ali Jazayeri
Bhavya Yarlagadda
Mohit K. Turagam
Yeruva Madhu Reddy
Seth H. Sheldon
Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy

Recent increase in the torch flame use for cannabis inhalation is concerning because of its higher butane content and risk of myocarditis. A 36-year-old healthy male presented with myalgias, and suffered an in-hospital asystolic arrest. Coronary angiogram and 2D-Echocardiogram were normal. He

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Cannabis
Inhalation
Toxic myocarditis
Butane
Diabetes mellitus
Cardiology
Internal medicine
Medicine
Pharmacology
Myocarditis
Coronary angiogram

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