A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association is shedding light on the potential dangers of marijuana use for those with cardiac issues.
Marijuana use could increase the risk of arrhythmias and stroke
She says this can be especially dangerous in those who consume marijuana frequently. “We know, especially with the THC component of marijuana, that it creates this fight-or-flight mechanism. So if I jumped out of a bush and scared you, you would kick in your fight-or-flight — your heart rate would go up; you would be scared. Your blood pressure would go up. That’s normal,” says Gulati. “Those are very protective mechanisms.
Other studies have shown positive effects of the drug on the heart as well, including a retrospective study of more than 160,000 patients with heart failure that found that marijuana use “was associated with a lower risk of death while the patient was hospitalized.”
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