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I Have Been Smoking Marijuana For 3 Years And Have Mitral Valve Prolapse
Ive been smoking marijuana for 3 years and have mitral valve prolapse,does weed negatively affect my cond.?? do i need to stop? have there been any studies or anything that have shown marijuana causing valve problems? Thanks
Sun, 20 Dec 2009
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ciarli's
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I have a narrowed pulmonary valve (Pulmonary Valve Stenosis), and my doc said to not smoke anything, because it causes extra strain on the heart and lungs, which could be dangerous with our conditions
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