Marijuana Implicated in 2 Fatal Heart Failures

Marijuana has a reputation for being a safe drug, but some researchers say there is mounting evidence that the drug is associated with adverse heart complications. In two new case studies, two young men in Germany—ages 23 and 28—with no drugs other than THC in their systems and no known health issues (though the 28-year-old had used other drugs up until a few years ago), both died due to complications from abnormal heart rhythms, or arrhythmias. “After exclusion of other causes of death, we assume that the young men died from cardiovascular complications evoked by smoking cannabis,” the researchers conclude. They added that the two men may have also been predisposed to cardiovascular risks.

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http://www.newser.com/story/191989/marijuana-implicated-in-two-fatal-heart-failures.html