Vamsikalyan Borra, Nithya Borra, Gayatri Bondi, Sai Goutham R Yartha, Naga Vamsikrishna Machineni, Charu Agarwal, Karthikeya Ramasahayam, Purnachandra Rao Kuchipudi, Sravya R Mundla, Prerna Bansal, Sagar A Bathija, Ikechukwu R Ogbu, Rupak Desai
BACKGROUND: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and dependent cannabis use or cannabis use disorder (CUD+) are independent risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. Usage of cannabis for pain increased in IBD patients. However, associated cardiovascular safety remains unclear. This study aims to investigate the major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) associated with CUD + in hospitalized IBD patients. METHODS: We analyzed the National Inpatient Sample 2020 using ICD-10-CM codes; hospitalized IBD patients were identified and divided based on CUD's presence or absence...
February 20, 2024: Current Medical Research and Opinion