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Is Smoking Marijuana The Cause For Heart Stroke In An Adolescent?

september 28th my sons heart stopped they shocked him six times 21 days later we left childrens mercy him alive thank god. after numerous test they said he had brugada syndrom . they recently implanted a icd .two days later it shocked him he addmited he smoked marijuana he is 18 did the smoking cause this
Tue, 1 Mar 2016
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Smoking of any kind does increase the risk of cardiovascular disorders. Five years of smoking increases the chances of cancer or other complications of smoking by 10 percent.
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Is Smoking Marijuana The Cause For Heart Stroke In An Adolescent?

Smoking of any kind does increase the risk of cardiovascular disorders. Five years of smoking increases the chances of cancer or other complications of smoking by 10 percent.