Written from the studies on PubMed, searched on 2026. nov. 11.. Every number below comes from a study listed under Sources.
What people read
Posts online say that CBD (cannabidiol) helps with Heart failure.
What has been studied
- 0In people
- 4In animals
- 0Only in the lab
What the studies found
CBD (cannabidiol) has been studied for Heart failure in animals, not yet in people.
We found 5 published papers on CBD (cannabidiol) and Heart failure. They were published between 2023 and 2026.
0 of them are studies in people (0 randomised trials), 0 are reviews, 4 are studies in animals and 0 are studies only in the lab.
The most important ones are listed under Sources.
What this means for you: Results in animals or in cells often do not hold in people. Do not stop or change your medicines because of it. Ask your doctor before you start taking it.
Sources
- Prospective associations of premature senescence, inflammation, and MERCSs in the cardioprotective effect of CBD in HFpEF.2026 · J Mol Med (Berl) · In animals
- Cannabidiol Prevents Heart Failure Dysfunction and Remodeling Through Preservation of Mitochondrial Function and Calcium Handling.2025 · JACC Basic Transl Sci · In animals
- Cannabidiol may prevent the development of congestive hepatopathy secondary to right ventricular hypertrophy associated with pulmonary hypertension in rats.2024 · Pharmacol Rep · In animals
- Cannabidiol alleviates right ventricular fibrosis by inhibiting the transforming growth factor β pathway in monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension in rats.2023 · Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis · In animals
- Cannabidiol, Mitochondria, and PPAR-γ in Heart Failure: Walking on the Bright Side of the Moon?2025 · JACC Basic Transl Sci · Other paper