[New post] According to a new study, frequent marijuana use is connected to an increased risk of heart attack.
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According to new research, people who smoked marijuana more than once a month were more likely to have their first heart attack before the age of 50.
According to a new study including over 160,000 adults in the United Kingdom, smoking marijuana at least once a month is connected to an increased risk of heart attack.
The study, which was published in the journal Cell on Friday, looked at almost 11,000 participants aged 40 to 69 who indicated they smoked marijuana at least once a month. The researchers then compared that group to 122,000 additional persons in the same age range who did not use marijuana at all and almost 23,000 others who smoked less regularly.
The researchers adjusted for age, gender, and BMI — three characteristics that influence heart disease risk — and discovered that persons who smoked marijuana frequently were more likely than those who did not to have their first heart attack before the age of 50. After one heart attack, you're more likely to have another or have heart failure later in life.
The findings are consistent with those of other studies. Smoking marijuana has already been linked to an increased risk of heart disease by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and a study published in 2021 found a link between heart attacks and marijuana usage in young individuals. The latest study, however, goes a step further by attempting to determine why smoking marijuana can cause heart problems.
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The researchers looked at how THC impacts both human and mouse stem cells to find out more. THC attaches to a receptor in the brain when users smoke marijuana, which gives them a euphoric feeling. The researchers discovered that THC binds to that receptor in blood arteries in their lab trials.
As a result, the researchers hypothesized that taking THC regularly could activate that receptor, causing inflammation in blood vessels and, in turn, accelerating plaque accumulation in the arteries, which could lead to a heart attack.
"The general public believes — incorrectly, in my opinion — that marijuana is absolutely harmless and beneficial to one's health. However, a high dose of THC, the major component of marijuana, promotes vascular inflammation, according to this study "According to Joseph Wu, senior author of the study and director of the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute,
Still, because that section of the study wasn't done on people, the findings largely indicate to a direction for additional research rather than a direct link to human health. Human research, according to Wu, could shed additional light on whether THC is directly linked to cardiac disease.
Over the previous decade, marijuana use has become more common in the United States. Around 18% of Americans aged 12 and up reported consuming marijuana in the previous year in 2020, up from 7% in 2010.
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