{"id":30045,"date":"2025-06-19T17:36:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T17:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=30045"},"modified":"2025-06-19T18:23:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T18:23:34","slug":"marijuanas-links-to-heart-attack-and-stroke-are-becoming-clearer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=30045","title":{"rendered":"Marijuana\u2019s Links to Heart Attack and Stroke Are Becoming Clearer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The evidence is stacking up that the drug is associated with a greater likelihood of heart problems.<\/p>\n

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While most Americans<\/a> consider marijuana safe, new research published this week found that use of the drug is associated with a higher risk of stroke and heart attack, including among younger adults.<\/p>\n

The analysis<\/a>, which examined data from 24 studies and was published in the journal Heart, also found that marijuana use was associated with a twofold increase in the risk of death from cardiovascular disease. While this data only shows a correlation and cannot prove that marijuana caused these effects, it is well-established that the drug can raise blood pressure<\/a> and heart rate<\/a> and alter the heart\u2019s rhythm<\/a>, said Dr. Ersilia DeFilippis, a cardiologist at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. And a number of other studies have also suggested a link between the drug and cardiovascular issues.<\/p>\n

The analysis comes at a time when nearly half of U.S. states have legalized marijuana for recreational use, and when a record share of U.S. adults \u2014 15 percent<\/a> in 2022 \u2014 report using it. Emilie Jouanjus, the senior author of the new study and a pharmacologist at the University of Toulouse in France, said that while there may be good reasons for people to take marijuana, including for stress and anxiety, patients can\u2019t assume that it is harmless.<\/p>\n

She and other experts said that everyone should be treating marijuana with caution, and suggested several ways people can mitigate their risk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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