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A single dose of cannabidiol reduces blood pressure in healthy volunteers in a randomized crossover study
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BACKGROUND. Cannabidiol (CBD) is a nonpsychoactive phytocannabinoid used in multiple sclerosis and intractable epilepsies. Preclinical studies show CBD has numerous cardiovascular benefits, including a reduced blood pressure (BP) response to stress. The aim of this study was to investigate if CBD reduces BP in humans.
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METHODS. Nine healthy male volunteers were given 600 mg of CBD or placebo in a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, crossover study. Cardiovascular parameter...
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- American Society for Clinical Investigation Publisher's website
- Journal:
- JCI insight Journal website
- Volume:
- 2
- Issue:
- 12
- Publication date:
- 2017-06-15
- Acceptance date:
- 2017-04-28
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- ISSN:
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2379-3708
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:701352
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uuid:884ee917-ba30-4bc9-b2e3-19c55692ead5
- Local pid:
- pubs:701352
- Deposit date:
- 2017-06-19
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- American Society for Clinical Investigation
- Copyright date:
- 2017
- Notes:
- Copyright © 2017, American Society for Clinical Investigation. Freely available online at [10.1172/jci.insight.93760].
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