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Posted on Sun, 18 Nov 2018
Question: Hi, I have a question about weed use and an abnormal EKG. Can it be caused by that? I have been heavily vaping weed for a while and the last week or so I have started to have some chest pain. I noticed the pain would sometimes get worse when smoking weed. I went for an EKG, chest x-ray and bloodwork. Everything was normal other than the EKG which had no ST changes, +T wave inversion in III, AVF. +T-wave flattening in v5-v6.
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Answered by Dr. Ilir Sharka (14 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
I would recommend as follows:

Detailed Answer:
Hello!

Welcome to Ask a Doctor service!

I passed carefully through your question and would explain that these ECG changes could be related to myocardial ischemia induced by smoking weed.

For this reason, I would recommend stopping weed and performing one of the tests mentioned below, in order to investigate for possible coronary artery disease:

- an exercise cardiac stress test
- a dobutamine cardiac stress echo
- a coronary angio CT scan.

You should discuss with your doctor on the above tests.

Hope you will find this answer helpful!

Kind regards,

Dr.Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist

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Hi, I Have A Question About Weed Use And An

Brief Answer: I would recommend as follows: Detailed Answer: Hello! Welcome to Ask a Doctor service! I passed carefully through your question and would explain that these ECG changes could be related to myocardial ischemia induced by smoking weed. For this reason, I would recommend stopping weed and performing one of the tests mentioned below, in order to investigate for possible coronary artery disease: - an exercise cardiac stress test - a dobutamine cardiac stress echo - a coronary angio CT scan. You should discuss with your doctor on the above tests. Hope you will find this answer helpful! Kind regards, Dr.Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist