Does Marijuana Help AFib?

SOURCES:

Olujimi A. Ajijola, MD, PhD, cardiologist, UCLA Health, Los Angeles.

Uma Srivatsa, MD, MAS, clinical professor, division of cardiovascular medicine, UC Davis Health.

Mayo Clinic: “Medical Marijuana.”

National Institute on Drug Abuse: “What is Marijuana?”

CDC: “Marijuana: How Can It Affect Your Health?”

American Heart Association: “High Blood Pressure, Afib and Your Risk of Stroke.”

Harvard Health: “Marijuana and heart health: What you need to know.”

Heart Rhythm Society: “New Study Suggests Marijuana Use Does Not Increase Risk of Heart Arrhythmias, Instead May Reduce Risk of AFib.”