https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 Cardiovascular risk with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: systematic review of population-based controlled observational studies https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14333 2.7 million exposed individuals. Of the extensively studied drugs (ten or more studies), the highest overall risks were seen with rofecoxib, 1.45 (95% CI 1.33, 1.59), and diclofenac, 1.40 (1.27, 1.55), and the lowest with ibuprofen, 1.18 (1.11, 1.25), and naproxen, 1.09 (1.02, 1.16). In a sub-set of studies, risk was elevated with low doses of rofecoxib, 1.37 (1.20, 1.57), celecoxib, 1.26 (1.09, 1.47), and diclofenac, 1.22 (1.12, 1.33), and rose in each case with higher doses. Ibuprofen risk was seen only with higher doses. Naproxen was risk-neutral at all doses. Of the less studied drugs etoricoxib, 2.05 (1.45, 2.88), etodolac, 1.55 (1.28, 1.87), and indomethacin, 1.30 (1.19, 1.41), had the highest risks. In pair-wise comparisons, etoricoxib had a higher RR than ibuprofen, RRR = 1.68 (99% CI 1.14, 2.49), and naproxen, RRR = 1.75 (1.16, 2.64); etodolac was not significantly different from naproxen and ibuprofen. Naproxen had a significantly lower risk than ibuprofen, RRR = 0.92 (0.87, 0.99). RR estimates were constant with different background risks for cardiovascular disease and rose early in the course of treatment. Conclusions: This review suggests that among widely used NSAIDs, naproxen and low-dose ibuprofen are least likely to increase cardiovascular risk. Diclofenac in doses available without prescription elevates risk. The data for etoricoxib were sparse, but in pair-wise comparisons this drug had a significantly higher RR than naproxen or ibuprofen. Indomethacin is an older, rather toxic drug, and the evidence on cardiovascular risk casts doubt on its continued clinical use.]]> Wed 11 Apr 2018 11:27:22 AEST ]]> Medical research and the news media https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:471 Thu 25 Jul 2013 09:09:54 AEST ]]> Cardiovascular risk and inhibition of cyclooxygenase - a systematic review of the observational studies of selective and nonselective inhibitors of cyclooxygenase https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:1296 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:32:44 AEDT ]]> The risk of coronary thrombosis with cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors does not vary with polymorphisms in two regions of the cyclo-oxygenase-2 gene https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:13913 C) and rs5275 (T > C) polymorphisms was performed by real-time polymerase chain reaction using allele-specific probes. Results: Ingestion of any NSAID in the week prior to interview was associated with an elevated risk for ACS: adjusted odds ratio 1.8 (1.2, 2.5). The rs 20417 and rs 5275 polymorphisms were not singly associated with risk for ACS: adjusted odds ratios 1.1 (0.80, 1.5) and 1.2 (0.88, 1.5), respectively. Individually, the polymorphisms did not modify the risk of ACS with the drugs. When analyses were conducted by haplotype, the adjusted odds ratio with celecoxib or rofecoxib in individuals who had one or two copies of the ‘low risk’ haplotype (no GT) was 1.2 (0.29, 5.0), compared with 2.1 (1.1, 4.0) with the ‘high risk’ haplotype (one or two copies of GT). Conclusions: We found little evidence of a gene/drug interaction. We found a statistically non-significant trend toward a lower risk of coronary events with NSAIDs in the presence of the ‘low risk’ haplotype. Even if confirmed, the clinical utility of the finding would be limited as this haplotype is carried by a minority of the population.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:25:27 AEDT ]]> Selective COX-2 inhibitors, NSAID's and congestive heart failure: differences between new and recurrent cases https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:5441 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:48:09 AEDT ]]>