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Hypertension and Hypertensive Diseases
Cannabis for Hypertension and Hypertensive Diseases
Using cannabis can directly and indirectly increase blood pressure in the first 30 minutes, but after can decrease blood pressure due to its relaxing, sedative and anti-anxiety effects. There is no definitive evidence that cannabis use can increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). The evidence is generally positive, and some of the negatives can be mitigated by refraining from smoking herbal cannabis.
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Animal Study
31
Clinical Meta-analysis
1
Clinical Trial
23
Double Blind Clinical Trial
16
Laboratory Study
5
Meta-analysis
48
Meta-analysis -
1
Total studies
Hypertension and Hypertensive Diseases
125
Positive
86 studies
69%
Negative
25 studies
20%
Inconclusive
14 studies
11%
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