Regular cannabis smoking and carotid artery calcification in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)
In a racially and ethnically diverse cohort of older adults with a moderately high prevalence of CAC, no associations were found between a history of regular cannabis smoking, duration, or recency of cannabis smoking, and the prevalence of carotid calcified plaque. These findings were consistent across age, race/ethnicity, and cigarette smoking, except for an increased prevalence in men with a history of regular cannabis smoking. Similarly, in a subgroup with CAC, no association was found between a history of regular cannabis smoking and extent of calcification as measured by volume, density, and Agatston score.
Authors
- Julie O. Denenberg
- Michael Daniels
- Jamie Corroon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3930-6093)
- Ryan Bradley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8073-3671)
- Michael P. Bancks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3694-6060)
- Matthew A Allison
- Igor Grant
Institutions
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Human Longevity (United States) (US)
- Wake Forest University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Vascular Medicine
- Published
- 2024-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1358863x241287690
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.21
Funders
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- National Institutes of Health
- University of California, San Diego
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health