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(9/11, Reinberg) reports, "People who've already suffered a heart attack may face higher odds of death or subsequent heart attack if they regularly take a common form of painkiller," according to a study published in the Sept. 10 issue of the journal Circulation. "The painkillers are known as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and include over-the-counter drugs such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) and naproxen (Aleve), as well as prescription drugs such as Celebrex (celecoxib), the researchers noted." After examining data on some 100,000 heart-attack patients between the years 1997 and 2009, researchers "found that 44 percent of these patients had filled at least one prescription for an NSAID."
(9/11, Reinberg) reports, "People who've already suffered a heart attack may face higher odds of death or subsequent heart attack if they regularly take a common form of painkiller," according to a study published in the Sept. 10 issue of the journal Circulation. "The painkillers are known as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and include over-the-counter drugs such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) and naproxen (Aleve), as well as prescription drugs such as Celebrex (celecoxib), the researchers noted." After examining data on some 100,000 heart-attack patients between the years 1997 and 2009, researchers "found that 44 percent of these patients had filled at least one prescription for an NSAID."
WebMD (9/11, Boyles) reports, "Using the painkillers after a first heart attack was linked to a higher risk for a second heart attack or death from any cause. And the risk persisted over at least five years." While the study does not demonstrate that NSAIDs caused the heart attacks, "the evidence as a whole strongly suggests that the pain relievers should be used cautiously, if at all, by heart attack survivors, says Anne-Marie Schjerning Olsen, MD," the study's lead author. The Daily Telegraph (UK) (9/11) also covers the story.
(9/11, Boyles) reports, "Using the painkillers after a first heart attack was linked to a higher risk for a second heart attack or death from any cause. And the risk persisted over at least five years." While the study does not demonstrate that NSAIDs caused the heart attacks, "the evidence as a whole strongly suggests that the pain relievers should be used cautiously, if at all, by heart attack survivors, says Anne-Marie Schjerning Olsen, MD," the study's lead author. The Daily Telegraph (UK) (9/11) also covers the story.
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