Lifetime marijuana use and subclinical atherosclerosis: the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study.

Auer R, Sidney S, Goff D, Vittinghoff E, Pletcher MJ, Allen NB, Reis JP, Lewis CE, Carr J, Rana JS. Lifetime marijuana use and subclinical atherosclerosis: the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study. Addiction (Abingdon, England). 2018 May;113(113). 845-856. PMID: 29168268 [PubMed]

Abstract

Unlike tobacco, the effect of marijuana smoke on subclinical atherosclerosis, a surrogate measure for cardiovascular disease, is not known. This study aimed to determine the association between lifetime exposure to marijuana and measures of subclinical atherosclerosis in mid-life.