Acid suppressants use and risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in middle-aged and older adults

CONCLUSIONS: PPIs were associated with increased risk of ASCVD, particularly amongst participants without indications for medication. Our findings are of important practical significance and suggest that clinicians should be cautious in prophylactic use of PPIs.PMID:36113328 | DOI:10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2022.09.001

Source: Atherosclerosis - September 16, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Yue Ma Shu Li Hongxi Yang Yuan Zhang Huiping Li Lihui Zhou Jing Lin Yanchun Chen Yabing Hou Xinyu Zhang Tong Liu Xin Zhou Yaogang Wang Source Type: research