Cannabis Use Associated With Reduced In-Hospital Mortality in Heart Attack Patients

Heart attack victims with a history of cannabis use are less likely to die in the hospital as compared to those with no history of use, according to data published in the Archives of Medical Sciences: Atherosclerotic Disease. A team of researchers from the United States and the United Kingdom assessed health outcomes in a cohort of nearly 10 million patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction (AMI). They reported, “Cannabis use was associated with lower…