Association of Tramadol with Risk of Myocardial Infarction Among Patients with Osteoarthritis

Tramadol has been widely used among patients with osteoarthritis (OA); however, there is paucity of information on its cardiovascular risk. We aimed to examine the association of tramadol with risk of myocardial infarction (MI) among patients with OA.

Source: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage - October 15, 2019 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Jie Wei, Malissa J. Wood, Maureen Dubreuil, Gunnar Tomasson, Marc R. LaRochelle, Chao Zeng, Na Lu, Jianhao Lin, Hyon K. Choi, Guanghua Lei, Yuqing Zhang Source Type: research