Risk of stroke associated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Vascular Health and Risk Management

Volumn 10, Issue , 2014, Pages 25-32

  Park, Ki ^a   Bavry, Anthony A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Cardiovascular; Cyclooxygenase; Nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CELECOXIB; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; DICLOFENAC; ETODOLAC; ETORICOXIB; IBUPROFEN; LUMIRACOXIB; MELOXICAM; NABUMETONE; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARECOXIB; PLACEBO; ROFECOXIB; VALDECOXIB;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CANCER PREVENTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COLORECTAL ADENOMA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADVERSE EVENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR; CYCLOOXYGENASE; NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS; STROKE;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 84892456332     PISSN: 11766344     EISSN: 11782048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/VHRM.S54159     Document Type: Review

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