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Inhaled combusted cannabis use is associated with proatherogenic changes in young people: A cross-sectional study

2026-03-05 cardiovascular medicine Title + abstract only
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BackgroundInhaled combusted cannabis and co-use of combusted cannabis and nicotine electronic cigarettes (nECIGs) are on the rise, yet their long-term cardiovascular risk is unclear due to the high prevalence of confounders in observational human studies. Using primary plasma and monocytes and a novel ex vivo mechanistic model of two early steps in atherogenesis, this study examined whether chronic combusted cannabis use is associated with atherogenic changes, as estimated by 1) monocyte transen...

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