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Recent cannabis use and myocardial infarction in young adults: a cross-sectional study
Young individuals fond of using cannabis may be highly vulnerable to suffer from heart attack.
This study looked at the prevalence of myocardial infarction (heart attack) among individuals with a history of cannabis use. Researchers matched cannabis intake with heart attack occurrence rates in a study cohort made up of 33,173 young adults.
Researchers noted that cannabis users, particularly smokers, experienced more incidence of myocardial infarction than non-users of marijuana. This study arrived at the conclusion that cannabis usage may make young men and women prone to having heart attack.
Research Summary Information
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2021
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Karim S Ladha, Nikhil Mistry, Duminda N Wijeysundera, Hance Clarke, Subodh Verma, Gregory M T Hare, C David Mazer
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Department of Anesthesia (Ladha, Mistry, Wijeysundera, Hare, Mazer), St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto and Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation (Ladha, Wijeysundera) and Institute of Medical Sciences (Mistry, Mazer) and Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network (Clarke) and Division of Cardiac Surgery (Verma), St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto and Department of Surgery (Verma) and Department of Physiology (Hare, Mazer), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. Department of Anesthesia (Ladha, Mistry, Wijeysundera, Hare, Mazer), St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto and Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation (Ladha, Wijeysundera) and Institute of Medical Sciences (Mistry, Mazer) and Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network (Clarke) and Division of Cardiac Surgery (Verma), St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto and Department of Surgery (Verma) and Department of Physiology (Hare, Mazer), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. David.Mazer@unityhealth.to.
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