Nsaids Increase the Chance of Heart Attacks Posted: 06-22-05 22:22pm
A recent study of 650,590 patients who
treated their arthritis with nsaids
reports that the use of nsaids increases
the chance of heart attacks:
indomethacin/indocin by 71%, sulindac by
41%, ibuprofen by 11%, vioxx by 32% and
celebrex by 9%. See http://www.Med
scape.Com/viewarticle/506604?Src=mp
for more details.
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conchman
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Aug 2005 Posts: 8 Location: Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Posted: 09-05-05 15:46pm
Is naproxen under one of these categories?
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JYY2
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Jun 2004 Posts: 230
Posted: 09-05-05 16:13pm
Yes, naproxen is an nsaid. The
original link expired. More info can
be found at:
