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Coxibs Refocus Attention on the Cardiovascular Risks of Non-Aspirin NSAIDs
This article explains how coxibs refocused attention on the cardiovascular safety of NSAIDs and the general implications of that. COX-2 activity/specificity is one factor associated with increased cardiovascular risks; however, these risks cannot be attributed to coxibs alone. The traditional NSAIDs (i.e., meloxicam, etodolac, and nabumetone) have significant COX-2 specificity, but naproxen and ibuprofen have less specificity. All NSAIDs, whether traditional or a coxib, pose some cardiovascular risks. It is possible that clinicians continue to focus more on decreasing the immediate gastric risks than preventing the later c...
Source: American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs - March 28, 2017 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Women: Results From the Women's Health Initiative Original Articles
Conclusions— Regular use of selective cox-2 inhibitors and nonselective NSAIDs with cox-2>cox-1 inhibition showed a modestly increased hazard for cardiovascular events. Nonselective agents with cox-1>cox-2 inhibition were not associated with increased cardiovascular risk. Clinical Trial Registration— URL: www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00000611.
Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - July 15, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Bavry, A. A., Thomas, F., Allison, M., Johnson, K. C., Howard, B. V., Hlatky, M., Manson, J. E., Limacher, M. C. Tags: Risk Factors Original Articles Source Type: research