September 29th, 2011
Meta-Analysis Explores Real World CV Risk of NSAIDs
Larry Husten, PHD
A new meta-analysis sheds additional light on the cardiovascular risk of NSAIDs as used in the real world, including low doses of the most popular drugs, over short periods, and in low-risk populations. In a paper published online in PLoS Medicine, Patricia McGettigan and David Henry analyzed data from 30 case-control studies including 184,946 CV events and […]
May 10th, 2011
Short-Term NSAID Use Linked to Increased CV Risk
Larry Husten, PHD
Short-term use of NSAIDs, including diclofenac, is associated with increased cardiovascular risk, according to a very large study published online in Circulation. Danish researchers used a national registry to study more than 83,000 patients who were admitted to the hospital for a first MI from 1997 to 2006. Some 42% of the patients received NSAIDs during […]
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