Stroke – Marijuana Impact Group https://themig.org Marijuana Impact Group Thu, 29 Feb 2024 05:50:23 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://themig.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/logo_reduced-150x150.png Stroke – Marijuana Impact Group https://themig.org 32 32 Cannabis Use: Associated with Increased Risk of Heart Attacks & Strokes https://themig.org/cannabis-use-associated-with-increased-risk-of-heart-attacks-strokes/ Thu, 29 Feb 2024 05:50:21 +0000 https://www.thenmi.org/?p=7588 When compared to those who do not use cannabis, daily cannabis users have a 25% greater risk of a heart attack. The authors noted that, “Cannabis has a strong, statistically significant associations with adverse cardiovascular outcomes…” 

Published in the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA / 02-28-24), “Association of Cannabis Use With Cardiovascular Outcomes Among US Adults” (Jeffers, A. et.al.) had some alarming public health findings. The authors examined data from 2016 – 2020, involving 434,104 individuals, cannabis users and non-users, to determine if there exists an association between cannabis use and adverse cardiovascular events (i.e., heart attacks, coronary disease, and strokes) in adults ages 18 to 74 years. They found that those who use cannabis daily or near daily had increased cardiovascular risks when compared to “non-daily” cannabis users and those with no cannabis use history. 

With the known increases in health risks associated to cannabis and the trend of decreasing public perception of risks from cannabis, individuals, policy makers and law makers need to be aware of the potential risks of cannabis use.

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]]> Marijuana: Increased risk of stroke in stent patients https://themig.org/marijuana-increased-risk-of-stroke-in-stent-patients/ Mon, 23 Aug 2021 18:39:42 +0000 https://www.thenmi.org/?p=6340 When arteries become blocked they can be opened by a minimally invasive medical procedure known as a Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) aka: Coronary Angioplasty. Here a catheter is inserted into the artery and the blockage is addressed by placing a stent which in turn increases blood flow by expanding the artery. The Journals of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) released the results of study in Michigan that examined post-PCI complications in patients who reported using marijuana compared to non-users. 

During a three year period and out of over 113,000 PCI patients, 3,970 patients were identified as being marijuana users. In reviewing the medical histories those that used marijuana and underwent a PCI procedure had a greater risk (odds ratio) for bleeding (1.54) and strokes (11.01). The authors stress that both clinicians and patients who use marijuana need to be aware of these increased risks for post-PCI adverse outcomes. 

Study citation:  J Am Coll Cardiol Intv. 2021 Aug, 14 (16) 1757–1767

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