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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.
People who take medical cannabis for chronic pain may be at a slightly higher risk of developing an abnormal heart rhythm than those not taking the substan | Cannabis Sciences