Marijuana Use Tied to Repeat MI, Stroke After PCI Marlene Busko Medscape Medical News, 2020 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/941313 Marijuana use was associated with a higher prevalence of recurrent myocardial infarction (MI) and a greater risk of bleeding or stroke after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in separate studies. Rhushik Bhuva, MD, presented the recurrent-MI results from a national US study, and Sang Gune K. Yoo, MD, presented the PCI study, which used data from a Michigan cohort. The studies were presented at the virtual American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2020. Both studies "add to our accumulating knowledge of the cardiovascular risks of marijuana," Ersilia M. DeFilippis, MD, a [...]
Lire la suiteCannabis Use Disorder and Perioperative Outcomes in Major Elective Surgeries A Retrospective Cohort Analysis Akash Goel, M.D., M.P.H., Brandon McGuinness, M.D.; Naheed K. Jivraj, M.B.B.S., M.Sc.; Duminda N. Wijeysundera, M.D., Ph.D.; Murray A. Mittleman, M.D., Dr.P.H.; Brian T. Bateman, M.D., M.Sc., Hance Clarke, M.D., Ph.D.; Lakshmi P. Kotra, B.Pharm. (Hons), Ph.D.; Karim S. Ladha, M.D., M.Sc. Anesthesiology, 2020, 132, (4), 625-635. Abstract and Introduction Background: Although cannabis is known to have cardiovascular and psychoactive effects, the implications of its use before surgery are currently unknown. The objective of the present study was to determine whether patients with an active cannabis use disorder have an elevated [...]
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