Cannabis and Heart DiseaseJoshua D. Lee MD, MSc a bDaniel Schatz MD a bJudith Hochman MD a cJournal of the American College of Cardiology
New research on cannabis and heart health, as well as increased use of a particular form of the drug, helped to make it this week's top trending clinical topic. According to the World Health Organization,nearly 150 million people (2.5% of the world's population)consume cannabis each year. ...
We used vital signs data for blood pressure (measured in primary care visits) and height and weight (from which we computed body mass index). We also defined measures for the presence of chronic con- ditions (peripheral vascular disease, congestive heart failure, atrial fibrillation, chronic ...
The legalization of cannabis for medical and recreational purposes has progressed internationally. Cannabis and cannabinoids are advocated for a plethora o
The study also examined the effects for those who had never smoked or vaped tobacco, finding that just using cannabis was associated both with stroke, and with the combination of coronary heart disease, heart attack, and stroke. “This is an important public health finding, particularly given ou...
Cardiac arrest:An event in which the heart suddenly stops working26 Cardiomyopathy:Heart disease that affects the muscles in the heart27 4. Impairs Driving Ability Strains of cannabis with THC can impair judgment, motor coordination, and reaction time.28Cannabis is among the most frequent illicit ...
The data suggests that medicalcannabismore than doubled the risk of being diagnosed with arrhythmia within 180 days of taking cannabis, but this risk dropped after the first year of treatment. Patients over 60 and those already diagnosed with cardiovascular conditions, such as heart d...
Toxicities appear to be dose-dependent and most often manifest as agitation, anxiety, drowsiness, hallucinations, nausea, vomiting, and tachycardia. Seizures, loss of consciousness, cardiotoxicity, heart attack, renal toxicity, psychosis, and death are less common....
In the first study to look at specific risk indicators for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in young, healthycannabisusers, researchers found subtle but potentially important changes in heart and artery function. Cigarette smoking is known to affect cardiovascular health, causing changes to blood vessels a...
Any cannabis use (smoked, eaten, or vaporized) was independently associated with a higher number of adverse cardiovascular outcomes (coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, and stroke) and with more frequent use (more days per month), the odds of adverse outcomes were even higher. The resu...