Medical cannabis authorization and the risk of cardiovascular events: a longitudinal cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cannabis is increasingly used for therapeutic purpose. However, its safety profile is not well known. This study assessed the risk of cardiovascular-related emergency department (ED) visit and hospitalization in adult patients authorized to use medical cannabis in Ontario, Canada from 2014 to 2017.

Methods

This is a longitudinal cohort study of patients who received medical cannabis authorization and followed-up in cannabis clinics, matched to population-based controls. The primary outcome was an ED visit or hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) or stroke; and secondary outcome was for any cardiovascular event. Conditional Cox proportional hazards regression was used to assess the association between cannabis authorization and risk.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Zongo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8431905 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature