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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?
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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
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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