Marijuana Use Before Heart Attack May Give Survival Edge in Hospital
Although marijuana use before an acute MI doesn't improve overall outcomes post-MI (the primary composite end point), it may be associated with improvement in several components, such as in-hospital mortality, new research suggests[1].
In a poster presented here at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2016 Scientific Sessions, investigators analyzed the records of more than one million hospitalized patients, including more than 3800 who reported recent marijuana use at admission.
After adjustment for age, race, and known cardiac risk factors, there was no significant association between marijuana use beforehand and the composite outcome, which included death, cardiac arrest, shock, mechanical ventilation, or intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) placement, after patients experienced an MI.
However, the adjusted odds ratio (OR) for in-hospital mortality was 0.83 for the marijuana group vs those who did not use the substance (95% CI 0.7–1.0, P=0.045). And there were significantly lower risks for IABP placement (OR 0.80, P=0.03) and...
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