Healio (9/21, Schaffer) reports, “Use of any substance during pregnancy, including alcohol and cannabis but especially methamphetamines, is associated with increased risk for acute CV outcomes during delivery hospitalization, according to” the findings of “a nationwide database analysis” published online ahead of print in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) Advances. The “analysis of more than 60 million delivery hospitalizations across the U.S…also found that the risk was greatest for deliveries with documented amphetamine/methamphetamine use, with a ninefold increased risk for acute cardiomyopathy or Heart Failure and a sevenfold increased risk for acute heart attacks (MI) and cardiac arrest.” HealthDay (9/21, Murez) also covers the study.
Related Links:
— “Any substance use during pregnancy ups risk for acute heart events during delivery,”Regina Schaffer, Healio, September 21, 2023