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For patients with chronic pain, medical cannabis use is associated with an increased risk for new-onset arrhythmia.

Increased risk for new-onset arrhythmia observed; most pronounced during the first 180 days

The risk shouldn’t discourage patients from trying cannabis to relieve pain, but it’s something to keep an eye on, experts say.

People who take medical cannabis for relief from conditions such as chronic pain may have twice the risk of atrial fibrillation (AFib) as people who don’t, a new study finds.

The researchers observed arrhythmia within 180 days in 42 and 107 individuals in the medical cannabis and control groups, respectively.

FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with chronic pain, medical cannabis use is associated with an increased risk for new-onset arrhythmia, according to a study published online Jan. 11 in the European Heart Journal. Anders Holt, M.D., from Copenhagen University Hospital -- Herlev and Gentofte in Denmark, and colleagues used nationwide Danish

Medical cannabis for chronic pain was associated with an increased risk of developing arrhythmia in a large Danish study.

People taking medical cannabis for chronic pain have a slightly increased risk of arrhythmia, according to research published in the European Heart Journal today (Thursday). Arrhythmia is when the heart beats too slowly, too quickly or irregularly. It includes conditions like atrial fibrillation.

Medical marijuana might help ease chronic pain, but it also slightly increases a patient's risk of a dangerous abnormal heart rhythm, a new study says.

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