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However, recreational cannabis use has been linked with cardiovascular side effects, necessitating investigations concerning the safety of prescribed medical cannabis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Using nationwide Danish registers, patients with chronic pain initiating first-time treatment with medical cannabis during 2018\u201321 were identified and matched 1:5 to corresponding control patients on age, sex, chronic pain diagnosis, and concomitant use of other pain medication. The absolute risks of first-time arrhythmia (atrial fibrillation\/flutter, conduction disorders, paroxysmal tachycardias, and ventricular arrhythmias) and acute coronary syndrome were reported comparing medical cannabis use with no use.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among 1.88 million patients with chronic pain (46% musculoskeletal, 11% cancer, 13% neurological, and 30% unspecified pain), 5391 patients claimed a prescription of medical cannabis [63.2% women, median age: 59 (inter-quartile range 48\u201370) years] and were compared with 26 941 control patients of equal sex- and age composition. Arrhythmia was observed in 42 and 107 individuals, respectively, within 180 days. Medical cannabis use was associated with an elevated risk of new-onset arrhythmia {180-day absolute risk: 0.8% [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.6%\u20131.1%]} compared with no use [180-day absolute risk: 0.4% (95% CI 0.3%\u20130.5%)]: a risk ratio of 2.07 (95% CI 1.34\u20132.80) and a 1-year risk ratio of 1.36 (95% CI 1.00\u20131.73). No significant association was found for acute coronary syndrome [180-day risk ratio: 1.20 (95% CI 0.35\u20132.04)].<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In patients with chronic pain, the use of prescribed medical cannabis was associated with an elevated risk of new-onset arrhythmia compared with no use\u2014most pronounced in the 180 days following the initiation of treatment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/eurheartj\/ehad834","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,12,5]],"date-time":"2023-12-05T18:12:30Z","timestamp":1701799950000},"page":"475-484","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":40,"title":["Cannabis for chronic pain: cardiovascular safety in a nationwide Danish 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