Link Between Cannabis Use Disorder and Heart Problems

Patients hospitalized for heart failure who have cannabis use disorder (CUD) are significantly more likely to experience cardiogenic shock, acute myocardial infarction, and arrhythmias than those without the condition. The corresponding study was presented at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) 2025 Scientific Sessions. 

“Despite major public health campaigns to raise awareness for the harms of tobacco and cannabis,…