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Will Smoking Affect The Heart That Has Undergone Angioplasty Recently?

my husband had a angioplasty yesterday and they found two artery blockages and put in one stent and couldn't clear the other. He is a chronic marijuana user and after 5 days in hospital is home now and smoking marijuana again. I am worried that this will have the same effect as smoking cigarrattes.........will it?

posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello!

Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!

I passed carefully though your question and would explain that marijuana can lead to chronic changes to the vessel walls, like smoking cigarettes.

I would strongly encourage stop smoking marijuana for this reason.

Stents are very likely to get blocked again in a short period of time of cardio-vascular risk factors are not maintained under control.

You should discuss about this with your husband.

If it is difficult to stop marijuana, you should consult with a specialist of this field.

Hope to have been helpful!

Best wishes,

Dr. Iliri
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Will Smoking Affect The Heart That Has Undergone Angioplasty Recently?

Hello! Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM! I passed carefully though your question and would explain that marijuana can lead to chronic changes to the vessel walls, like smoking cigarettes. I would strongly encourage stop smoking marijuana for this reason. Stents are very likely to get blocked again in a short period of time of cardio-vascular risk factors are not maintained under control. You should discuss about this with your husband. If it is difficult to stop marijuana, you should consult with a specialist of this field. Hope to have been helpful! Best wishes, Dr. Iliri