Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors and coronary occlusion - Exploring dose-response relationships

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 358-365

  McGettigan, Patricia ^a   Han, Pearline ^a   Henry, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b NEWCASTLE MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Case control study; Cyclooxygenase inhibition; Myocardial infarction; Vascular occlusion

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CELECOXIB; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; LUMIRACOXIB; MELOXICAM; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARECOXIB; ROFECOXIB; VALDECOXIB;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY STENOSIS; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITORS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33747052925     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2006.02660.x     Document Type: Article

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