Medical Cannabis Linked to Risk of Arrhythmia
Researchers recruited 5,391 individuals experiencing chronic pain who had never before used cannabis. Their pain symptoms stemmed from arthritis, back issues, slipped discs, complicated fractures, cancer, neurological diseases, headaches, and other unspecified pain diagnoses. Just under two-thirds of the patients were women (63.2 percent), and the average age of the participants was 59 years old. Many had experience taking NSAIDs, opioids, anti-epileptics and antidepressants to deal with their pain. Some also took beta-blockers and antihypertensive drugs.
During the study, just under half of the patients (47 percent) received medical cannabis with just THC, 24 percent of the patients received medical cannabis with just CBD, and 29 percent received medical cannabis with a combination of the two properties.
An additional 26,941 patients were recruited to serve as a control group. The control group did not receive cannabis as a treatment.
The research team found that within 180 days of follow-up, 42 patients developed new onset arrhythmia. New arrhythmias were most common in patients with cancer or cardiometabolic diseases.
Additionally, the research team found that among the patients exposed to cannabis for the first time, 22 experienced stroke and 13 experienced heart failure for the first time. However, patients in the control group also experienced heart failure and stroke, leading the researchers to find “no significant associations” between first-time stroke or heart failure and medical cannabis use.
“Despite a low absolute risk difference, this is vital knowledge for any prescribing physician due to the rising demand for medical cannabis as pain treatment,” the research team wrote.
Is THC or CBD Worse?
THC, or delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, is the psychoactive component of cannabis. This is the compound responsible for making a person “feel high” when consuming cannabis. CBD, which is short for cannabidiol, is also made from cannabis. While it is related to THC, it doesn’t contain psychoactive components and doesn’t give a person a euphoric “high.” CBD is often prescribed as a pain reliever.
While the research team didn’t identify whether patients on THC, CBD or a combination of the two had higher rates of arrhythmia, they noted that THC triggers the body’s parasympathetic nervous system, which is responsible for maintaining the body’s resting heart rate. Also responsible for keeping the body in ‘fight or flight’ mode, constant flickers or triggers of the system could cause the heart to develop arrhythmic states.
The study added that previous research also points to a strong association between THC and cardiovascular events. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notes that marijuana can increase the heart rate and blood pressure immediately after use while also increasing the risk of stroke, heart disease, and other vascular diseases.
The CDC notes, however, that “It is hard to separate the effects of marijuana chemicals on the cardiovascular system from those caused by the irritants and other chemicals that are present in the smoke” and that more research is needed to fully understand the impact of cannabis use on the cardiovascular system.
Source: Epoch Times
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aaron
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It just could not be the jab causing heart problems, now could it
quick, look over there!!
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aaron
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or heart problems could be from GMO weed?
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VOWG
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I realize that this probably is being used to deflect jab injuries and deaths but based on personal experience I will say it is true.
As one who has difficulty sleeping I tried edible cannabis. The first product I tried did help me sleep. The next time I used it , a different product, months later, I did indeed experience arrhythmia. I immediately stopped using it and the heart returned to it’s normal rhythm.
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Rabble Rouser
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I have never used medical cannabis, though I have studied it and observed it’s use on those suffering from neurological damage called Parkinson’s Disease. I have also been a medical herbalist for decades, with extensive, first hand experience using other herbs & natural plant medicines demonized by the establishment.
This “study” appears as contrived as any other, having gotten to the determination it was aimed at before it ever started, having virtually no accounting of numerous other variables, including the prevalence of the genocide jab, it might as well have been done by a team of chimpanzees. If I had it on paper, I’d use it to line my rabbit cages.
I have to say I’m a bit disappointed Principia Scientific actually printed this farce.
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karlito
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I’ve been consuming cannabis for 30 years and from time to time I used to have some heart palpitations here and there (nothing serious), but recently I had them a lot until I realised that thc is lowering the blood pressure and I didn’t drink enough fluids… make sure you are hydrated enough!
Also, cannabis is much stronger than it used to be, so be careful and take smaller amounts.
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Dave
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More reefer madness, brought to you by big Pharma.
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Wisenox
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THC extraction is interesting. Not in the article, but there is/may be a difference in the product that creates the issue, and maybe this factor is overlooked.
Some people may be seeking medicinal marijuana for health reasons, and others strictly for the euphoria. Is it sold as full phytochemical or THC?
If a person is to extract phytochemicals, they could use organic solvents, such as acetone/benzene mixes. If they were extracting THC alone, then a simple lecithin/olive oil mix provides the best extraction.
This example isn’t going to apply for every case, but serves to illustrate that the extraction method vs actual desired content may differ.
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