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Arch Iran Med. 2022;25(1): 50-63.
doi: 10.34172/aim.2022.08

Scopus ID: 85124184799
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Review Article

Does Opium Consumption Have Shared Impact on Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer?

Farzad Masoudkabir 1,2 ORCID logo, Reza Malekzadeh 3, Negin Yavari 2 ORCID logo, Kazem Zendehdel 4, Arya Mani 5, Ali Vasheghani-Farahani 1, Andrew Ignaszewski 6, Mustafa Toma 6, Pegah Roayaei 1, Karam Turk-Adawi 7, Nizal Sarrafzadegan 8,9* ORCID logo

1 Cardiac Primary Prevention Research Center, Cardiovascular Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Tehran Heart Center, Cardiovascular Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3 Digestive Disease Research Center, Digestive Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4 Cancer Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
5 Yale Cardiovascular Genetics Program, Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
6 Division of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
7 QU Health, College of Health Science, Qatar University, Al Jamiaa St, Doha, Qatar
8 Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
9 School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
*Corresponding Author: *Corresponding Author: Nizal Sarrafzadegan, MD; Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 81465-1148, Isfahan, Iran. Tel:+98-311-3377888; Email: , Email: nizal.sarrafzadegan@ubc.ca

Abstract

Although atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and cancer are seemingly different types of disease, they have multiple shared underlying mechanisms and lifestyle-related risk factors like smoking, unhealthy diet, excessive alcohol consumption, and inadequate physical activity. Opium abuse is prevalent in developing countries, especially the Middle East region and many Asian countries. Besides recreational purposes, many people use opium based on a traditional belief that opium consumption may confer protection against heart attack and improve the control of the risk factors of ASCVD such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. However, scientific reports indicate an increased risk of ASCVD and poor control of ASCVD risk factors among opium abusers compared with nonusers. Moreover, there is accumulating evidence that opium consumption exerts potential carcinogenic effects and increases the risk of developing various types of cancer. We conducted a review of the literature to review the current evidence on the relationship between opium consumption and ASCVD as well as various kinds of cancer. In addition, we will discuss the potential shared pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying the association between opium abuse and both ASCVD and cancer.

Cite this article as: Masoudkabir F, Malekzadeh R, Yavari N, Zendehdel K, Mani A, Vasheghani-Farahani A, et al. Does opium consumption have shared impact on atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and cancer? Arch Iran Med. 2022;25(1):50-63. doi: 10.34172/aim.2022.08
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Submitted: 21 Oct 2020
Revision: 29 Jun 2021
Accepted: 07 Jul 2021
ePublished: 01 Jan 2022
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