study links cannabis to heart attacks in young adults but research 'can't be used to show a direct cause'

researchers found that a growing number of people under 50 diagnosed with cannabis use disorder were later hospitalized for a heart attack, reports medical xpress .

they found that, overall, 4.1 per cent of patients hospitalized for heart attacks also had cannabis use disorder, with the trend increasing in recent years. medical xpress notes, however, that since the study is “observational and didn’t control for use of other substances such as tobacco, alcohol or cocaine, the research can’t be used to show a direct cause.”

the findings also didn’t account for diet or exercise. a 2018 peer-reviewed study published in plos one found that past cannabis use was actually associated with decreased in-hospital mortality among heart attack patients.

in an interview with cbs new york , dr. alexandra straytner said the findings presented at the virtual conference don’t “necessarily mean that cannabis use or cannabis use disorder causes cardiovascular incidents such as heart attacks.

clinical applications for cannabis & cannabinoids now contains 450 peer-reviewed studies assessing the safety and efficacy of whole-plant cannabis and individual cannabinoids.

the post also highlighted that 2020 was a banner year for cannabis research, with more than 3,500 scientific papers published on the subject. per the national library of medicine, the world’s largest medical library, another 3,700 papers have been published so far this year .

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