Tachycardia induced by cannabis use can unmask underlying cardiac vulnerabilities or lead to events in individuals with pre-existing heart conditions. — Whalespan
Tachycardia induced by cannabis use can unmask underlying cardiac vulnerabilities or lead to events in individuals with pre-existing heart conditions.
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“obviously if there is some underlying heart or a cardiac sensitivity or issue the tacky cardia itself can be a problem I mean So like um you know if someone has like an underlying heart condition where at rest it may not present itself but the shifts into that kind of beating faster to compensate for the fact that you've got a drop on blood pressure um can do put strain on the heart in a way that could unmask a vulnerability or an event”
“but as a consequence of the Vaso dilation is it triggers Tachi cardia which is an accelerated heart rate and so that's a very reliable physiological response for a lot of people who use cannabis”