September 1, 2021

Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD) was associated with a 47%-52% increased likelihood of arrhythmia hospitalizations in the younger population. The risk of association was controlled for confounders including other substances. Atrial fibrillation was the most prevalent arrhythmia raising concerns for stroke and other embolic events. This large national study compared 570,000 patients ages 15-54 who were admitted to […]

Patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) after recent marijuana smoking tended to have different complications than non-users, researchers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor found. The researchers analyzed Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Cardiovascular Consortium PCI registry data between January 1, 2013, and September 30, 2016. Read the full article here: https://www.medpagetoday.com/cardiology/pci/94060? For