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. 2025 May;4(5):101698.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.101698. Epub 2025 Mar 18.

Myocardial Infarction and Cardiovascular Risks Associated With Cannabis Use: A Multicenter Retrospective Study

Ibrahim Kamel  1 , Ahmed K Mahmoud  2 , Anu Radha Twayana  3 , Ahmed M Younes  4 , Benjamin Horn  5 , Harold Dietzius  6
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Myocardial Infarction and Cardiovascular Risks Associated With Cannabis Use: A Multicenter Retrospective Study

Ibrahim Kamel et al. JACC Adv. 2025 May.
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Keywords: cannabis; heart failure; myocardial infarction; ventricular arrhythmias stroke.

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Funding support and author disclosures The authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.

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ORs With 95% CIs for Cardiovascular Outcomes in Cannabis Users Compared to Nonusers MACE = major adverse cardiovascular events; MI = myocardial infarction.
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