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 suiteNeurological Manifestations Associated with Synthetic Cannabinoid Use - A Case Series Marwa Elnazeir, Siddharth Narayanan, Pradeepthi Badugu, Abid Hussain, Cody B. Stephens, Riwaj Bhagat, Christopher M. Jones, Wei Liu, Alexi R. Hernandez, Kerri S. Remmel and Adriana E. Palade The Open Neurology Journal, 2020, 14, 53-58. Doi : 10.2174/1874205X02014010053 Abstract : Background : Synthetic Cannabinoid (SC) use has emerged as a growing public health threat in the United States. Several unexpected cases, presenting with a constellation of unrelated symptoms, but all having toxicity linked to SC use, have been reported in the last decade (2010-2019). Methods : We report a cluster of several independent cases where patients were [...]
Lire la suiteNew Data Show No Link Between Cannabis and Stroke Sue Hughes Medscape.com, June 09, 2020 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/931988_print A new study that used admission urine toxicology tests to ascertain drug use found no independent association between recent cannabis use and the incidence of acute ischemic stroke. "Previous studies have shown conflicting data on cannabis use and stroke. Our study is a step forward in that we had quite a large population and we had an objective measure of marijuana use with the urine screen, whereas some previous studies have just relied on asking the patient about marijuana use," senior author Shreyas Gangadhara, MD, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, [...]
Lire la suiteHarmful Effects of Smoking Cannabis : A Cerebrovascular and Neurological Perspective Sabrina Rahman Archie and Luca Cucullo Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2019, 10, Article 1481. doi : 10.3389/fphar.2019.01481 Apart from being used as a medicine, cannabis or marijuana is the most widely abused recreational drug all over the world. The legalization and decriminalization of cannabis in Canada and various states of USA may be the underlying reason of the widespread popularity of it among young population. Various studies have reported about the relationship between cannabis use and different detrimental effects like cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and neurological complications among different age groups. Specifically, the young population is [...]
Lire la suiteAssociations Between Marijuana Use and Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Outcomes : A Systematic Review Divya Ravi, MD, MPH; Mehrnaz Ghasemiesfe, MD; Deborah Korenstein, MD; Thomas Cascino, MD; and Salomeh Keyhani, MD, MPH Annals of Internal Medicine, 2018, 168, (3), 187-194. doi : 10.7326/M17-1548 Annals.org Abstract Background : Marijuana use is increasing in the United States, and its effect on cardiovascular health is unknown. Purpose : To review harms and benefits of marijuana use in relation to cardiovascular risk factors and clinical outcomes. Data Sources : PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and the Cochrane Library between 1 January 1975 and 30 September 2017. Study Selection : Observational studies that were published [...]
Lire la suiteBibliographie Cannabis et Troubles cardio-vasculaires Dr Christian SUEUR, GRECC, 2e édition, janvier 2020. Actuellement, les méta-analyses ne montrent pas d'augmentation significative des pathologies cardiovasculaire chez les consommateurs de cannabis. (cf en particulier la méta-analyse de Divya RAVI et coll., Annals of Internal Medicine, 2018). Quoiqu'il en soit, l'existence de facteurs de risques liés à la consommation de cannabis fumé est semble-t-il incontestable; de même, les risques sont vraisemblablement augmentés chez les sujets prédisposés, présentant des pathologies cariaques, vasculaires, des troubles de l'excitabilité cardiaque ou de la tension artérielle. La plupart des "Case Report" consistent en des accidents par sténose vasculaire, cérébrale ou cardiaque, [...]
Lire la suiteStroke in young cannabis users (18-49 years) : National trends in hospitalizations and outcomes Rupak Desai, Sandeep Singh, Krupa Patel, Hemant Goyal, Manan Shah, Zeeshan Mansuri, Smit Patel, Zabeen K Mahuwala, Larry B Goldstein and Adnan I Qureshi International Journal of Stroke, 2019, doi: 10.1177/1747493019895651 Abstract BACKGROUND : Recent legalization of therapeutic and recreational cannabis use makes it imperative to have an insight into odds and trends in young-onset stroke-related hospitalizations among cannabis users (18-49 years). METHODS : The National Inpatient Sample dataset (2007-2014) was utilized to assess national trends, odds of young-onset stroke-related hospitalizations, and outcomes among cannabis users vs. nonusers using provided discharge weights, [...]
Lire la suiteMarijuana Use Linked to Stroke, Arrhythmia in Young People Sue Hughes Medscape - Nov 12, 2019 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/921116?nlid=132614_2052&src=WNL_mdplsnews_191115_mscpedit_psyc&uac=292598PZ&spon=12&impID=2168195&faf=1019 Use of marijuana is linked to a higher risk of stroke and hospitalization for cardiac arrhythmia in young people, two new studies suggest. Both studies will be presented at this weekend's American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2019 in Philadelphia. In the observational stroke study, young adults with recent marijuana use had almost twice the risk compared with non-users of having had a stroke, and the risk increased further among frequent marijuana users. The risk of having had a stroke was even higher — three times that of non-users — in frequent [...]
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