Medical cannabis authorization and the risk of cardiovascular events : a longitudinal cohort study Arsene Zongo, Cerina Lee, Jason R. B. Dyck, Jihane El‑Mourad, Elaine Hyshka, John G. Hanlon and Dean T. Eurich BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2021, 21, 426 doi : 10.1186/s12872-021-02229-6 Abstract Background : Cannabis is increasingly used for therapeutic purpose. However, its safety profile is not well known. This study assessed the risk of cardiovascular-related emergency department (ED) visit and hospitalization in adult patients authorized to use medical cannabis in Ontario, Canada from 2014 to 2017. Methods : This is a longitudinal cohort study of patients who received medical cannabis authorization and followedup in [...]
Lire la suiteNew Data Show No Link Between Cannabis and Stroke Sue Hughes Medscape.com, June 09, 2020 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/931988_print A new study that used admission urine toxicology tests to ascertain drug use found no independent association between recent cannabis use and the incidence of acute ischemic stroke. "Previous studies have shown conflicting data on cannabis use and stroke. Our study is a step forward in that we had quite a large population and we had an objective measure of marijuana use with the urine screen, whereas some previous studies have just relied on asking the patient about marijuana use," senior author Shreyas Gangadhara, MD, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, [...]
Lire la suiteBibliographie Cannabis et Troubles cardio-vasculaires Dr Christian SUEUR, GRECC, 2e édition, janvier 2020. Actuellement, les méta-analyses ne montrent pas d'augmentation significative des pathologies cardiovasculaire chez les consommateurs de cannabis. (cf en particulier la méta-analyse de Divya RAVI et coll., Annals of Internal Medicine, 2018). Quoiqu'il en soit, l'existence de facteurs de risques liés à la consommation de cannabis fumé est semble-t-il incontestable; de même, les risques sont vraisemblablement augmentés chez les sujets prédisposés, présentant des pathologies cariaques, vasculaires, des troubles de l'excitabilité cardiaque ou de la tension artérielle. La plupart des "Case Report" consistent en des accidents par sténose vasculaire, cérébrale ou cardiaque, [...]
Lire la suiteStroke in young cannabis users (18-49 years) : National trends in hospitalizations and outcomes Rupak Desai, Sandeep Singh, Krupa Patel, Hemant Goyal, Manan Shah, Zeeshan Mansuri, Smit Patel, Zabeen K Mahuwala, Larry B Goldstein and Adnan I Qureshi International Journal of Stroke, 2019, doi: 10.1177/1747493019895651 Abstract BACKGROUND : Recent legalization of therapeutic and recreational cannabis use makes it imperative to have an insight into odds and trends in young-onset stroke-related hospitalizations among cannabis users (18-49 years). METHODS : The National Inpatient Sample dataset (2007-2014) was utilized to assess national trends, odds of young-onset stroke-related hospitalizations, and outcomes among cannabis users vs. nonusers using provided discharge weights, [...]
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