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Congestive Heart Failure Hospitalizations and Cannabis Use Disorder (2010-2014): National Trends and Outcomes.
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- Risk of Heart Failure-related Events in Patients Exposed to Medical Cannabis: A Longitudinal Cohort Study.American journal of medicine open · 2026Article
- Association of Cannabis use and Survival in patients with heart failure: A claims-based cohort study of commercially insured adults.American heart journal plus : cardiology research and practice · 2026Article
- In-hospital and 1 year incremental prognostic value of drug abuse detection in acute heart failure.ESC heart failure · 2025Article
- Racial and Ethnic Differences in Cannabis Use and Cannabis Use Disorder: Implications for Researchers.Current addiction reports · 2022Article
- Trends in Prevalence and Outcomes of Cannabis Use Among Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Hospitalizations: A Nationwide Population-Based Study 2005-2014.Cannabis and cannabinoid research · 2021Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesPrior studies have suggested that cannabis use is an independent risk factor for heart failure. With increasing recreational use of cannabis and decriminalization policies, cannabis use is expected to add to the burden of heart failure, but there is still limited data. Therefore, we utilized the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) database (2010-2014) to study the national trends and outcomes among cannabis users admitted for congestive heart failure (CHF).
methodsWe queried the NIS database and identified CHF as the primary diagnosis with a co-diagnosis of cannabis use disorder (CUD). Trends were analyzed with the linear-by-linear association.
resultsTotal CHF admissions (N = 4,596,024) with comorbid CUD (N = 23,358 (0.5%)) were identified. An increasing prevalence trend from 0.4% to 0.7% (P= 0.001) was seen. CUD patients had a mean age of 49.78 years, 79% were males, 55.4% were African Americans, and 73.6% earn ≤ 50th percentile median household income of the patient's ZIP code. Inpatient deaths (1.1% vs. 3.1%) were lower (P<0.001), and mean length of stay (LOS) was shorter among cannabis users compared to non-users (P=0.001). The mean LOS and total hospitalization costs demonstrated an increasing trend (P
conclusionCUD was associated with reduced inpatient deaths, but the prevalence of CUD and hospital charges is on the rise in the CHF inpatient population in addition to shorter mean LOS. Notwithstanding, these above findings prompt further research into its underlying mechanisms along with a probable causal relationship between cannabis and heart failure.
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