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   > On 03/10/2017 08:38 PM, Daily Doper wrote:   
   > > New research analyzing millions of U.S. medical records suggests that   
   > > marijuana use raises an adult’s risk of stroke and heart failure.   
   > >   
   > > The study couldn’t prove cause-and-effect, but the researchers said   
   > > they tried to account for other heart risk factors.   
   > >   
   > > “Even when we corrected for known risk factors, we still found a   
   > > higher rate of both stroke and heart failure in these patients,”   
   > > explained lead researcher Dr. Aditi Kalla, a cardiologist at Einstein   
   > > Medical Center in Philadelphia.   
   > >   
   > > “That leads us to believe that there is something else going on   
   > > besides just obesity or diet-related cardiovascular side effects,”   
   > > Kalla said in a news release from the American College of Cardiology   
   > > (ACC).   
   > >   
   > > Her team is slated to present its findings March 18 at the ACC’s   
   > > annual meeting, in Washington, D.C.   
   > >   
   > > In the study, Kalla’s group looked at 20 million health records of   
   > > patients aged 18 to 55 who were discharged from one of more than a   
   > > thousand hospitals across the United States in 2009 and 2010.   
   > >   
   > > Of those patients, 1.5 percent said they’d used marijuana.   
   > >   
   > > Such use was associated with a much higher risk for stroke, heart   
   > > failure, coronary artery disease and sudden cardiac death. Pot use   
   > > was also tied to common heart disease risk factors such as obesity,   
   > > high blood pressure, smoking and drinking, the researchers said.   
   > >   
   > > After adjusting for those risk factors, the researchers concluded   
   > > that marijuana use was independently associated with a 26 percent   
   > > increased risk of stroke and a 10 percent increased risk of heart   
   > > failure.   
   > >   
   > > “More research will be needed to understand the [reasons] behind this   
   > > effect,” Kalla said.   
   > >   
   > > Not everyone agreed the findings are cause for alarm, however.   
   > >   
   > > Paul Armentaro is deputy director of NORML, a marijuana advocacy   
   > > group. He called the increase in heart risk, “a relatively nominal   
   > > one,” and said the study “is inconsistent with the findings of   
   > > several other longitudinal studies finding that those who consume   
   > > cannabis, but not tobacco, suffer no greater likelihood of adverse   
   > > events compared to those with no history of use.”   
   > >   
   > > NORML agrees that certain groups -- adolescents, pregnant or nursing   
   > > mothers, people with a history of psychiatric illness, or those with   
   > > a prior history of heart disease -- may want to avoid marijuana due   
   > > to the potential effects on health.   
   > >   
   > > But others may want to talk the issue over with their doctors. “As   
   > > with any medication, patients should consult thoroughly with their   
   > > physician before deciding whether the medical use of cannabis is safe   
   > > and appropriate,” Armentaro said.   
   > >   
   > > Study author Kalla noted that medical or recreational marijuana use   
   > > is now legal in more than half of U.S. states -- so a better   
   > > understanding of its health effects is needed.   
   > >   
   > > The good, bad and unknown about marijuana’s health effects “Like all   
   > > other drugs, whether they’re prescribed or not prescribed, we want to   
   > > know the effects and side effects of this drug,” Kalla said. “It’s   
   > > important for physicians to know these effects so we can better   
   > > educate patients, such as those who are inquiring about the safety of   
   > > cannabis or even asking for a prescription for cannabis.”   
   > >   
   > > Two heart specialists agreed.   
   > >   
   > > The new study “suggests that marijuana may not be as safe as   
   > > proponents for its legalization claim,” said Dr. Andrew Rogove, who   
   > > directs stroke care at Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, N.Y. He   
   > > believes that “further studies need to be performed to elucidate how   
   > > marijuana use can increase risk for stroke and heart failure and if   
   > > any particular way that it is used confers a higher risk.”   
   > >   
   > > Dr. Shazia Alam directs inpatient stroke services at Winthrop-   
   > > University Hospital, in Mineola, N.Y. She believes there’s a growing   
   > > number of patients of all ages with a history of marijuana use.   
   > >   
   > > “As more of our patients will be on marijuana in the near future   
   > > given the legalization trend, this study reminds us how important it   
   > > is to ask about marijuana use early on and inform them of any   
   > > potential consequences,” she said.   
   > >   
   > > “Moreover, we have been seeing increased strokes in the younger   
   > > population, therefore routinely inquiring about marijuana use may   
   > > become an integral part in stroke prevention,” Alam added.   
   > >   
   > > Because these findings are to be presented at a medical meeting, they   
   > > should be considered preliminary until published in a peer- reviewed   
   > > journal.   
   > >   
   > > http://www.cbsnews.com/news/pot-marijuana-risk-stroke-heart-   
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