Cannabis use disorder and the future risk of cardiovascular disease in parous women: a longitudinal cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cannabis use is increasing in women of reproductive age, but whether cannabis use disorders increase the long-term risk of cardiovascular disease in this population is not known. Cannabis may cause tachycardia, hypertension, cerebral vasoconstriction, and other adverse cardiovascular effects and has been associated with acute myocardial infarction and stroke. Data on the long-term effects of cannabis on the cardiovascular system are more limited. We assessed the relationship between cannabis use disorders early in life and the future risk of cardiovascular disease in women.

Methods

We analyzed a longitudinal cohort of 1,247,035 pregnant women in Quebec, Canada, between 1989 and 2019. The main exposure was current or past history of cannabis use disorders at cohort

SUBMITTER: Auger N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7677785 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature