US EditionMarijuana Use Dramatically Increases Risk of Dying From Heart Attacks and Stroke, Large Study Finds
- A recent meta-analysis featured in Heart reports that cannabis use is associated with twice the risk of death from cardiovascular disease, along with increased chances of stroke and heart attack.
- The analysis of medical data from about 200 million people occurred amid a decade-long soaring use of cannabis and cannabinoids worldwide.
- Cannabis users showed a 29% higher risk for acute coronary syndrome, a 20% higher risk for stroke, and a doubling in cardiovascular death risk compared to nonusers.
- Researchers stressed that cannabis should be treated like tobacco—not criminalized but actively discouraged—and that prevention of cardiovascular disease must guide future regulation.
- The findings imply clinicians should screen and advise cannabis users on heart risks, especially older adults with cardiovascular concerns, while further research is needed to clarify causality.
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Marijuana use doubles the risk of dying from heart disease, according to a new analysis of medical data collected on 200 million people, mostly between the ages of 19 and 59.
Cannabis use associated with increased risk of stroke and heart attacks
Cannabis use is linked to a doubling in the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, with significantly heightened risks of having a stroke or acute coronary syndrome-sudden reduced or blocked blood flow to the heart-finds a pooled analysis of real world data, published online in the journal Heart.
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Cannabis use linked to doubling in risk of cardiovascular disease death
Cannabis use is linked to a doubling in the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, with significantly heightened risks of having a stroke or acute coronary syndrome-sudden reduced or blocked blood...
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