A team of researchers from the United States and the United Kingdom assessed health outcomes in a cohort of nearly 10 million patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction (AMI).

They reported, “Cannabis use was associated with lower risks of cardiogenic shock, acute ischemic stroke, cardiac arrest, PCI [percutaneous coronary intervention] use, and in-hospital mortality.”

The conclusion is consistent with those of other studies finding that heart disease victims with a history of cannabis consumption possess greater in-hospital survival rates compared to controls. Other studies have similarly reported increased in-hospital survival rates among cannabis consumers suffering from cancer, COPD, gastroparesis, pancreatitis, HIV, burn-related injuries, traumatic brain injuries, and various other types of severe trauma.

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    1 month ago

    Switch to edibles. Smoking anything will raise your blood pressure and lower your O2 levels, which will make your heart work harder.

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      1 month ago

      It’s just the weed. It makes people’s heart race.

      Hell, years ago I read you have a 4x higher chance of having a heart attack for the first hour after smoking weed.

      It’s not just smoking, it’s vaping, too, and even edibles.

      In my personal experience, the dose matters. If I get super high off of one hit, that’s when my heart races.