TY - JOUR
T1 - Time-perspective in cardiovascular risk of NSAID use after first-time myocardial infarction
AU - Olsen, Anne-Marie Schjerning
AU - Gislason, Gunnar H
AU - Fosbøl, Emil L
PY - 2013/11
Y1 - 2013/11
N2 - Purpose of Review: Despite the fact that NSAIDs are not recommended among patients with established cardiovascular disease, many patients receive NSAID treatment for a short period of time. However, up until recently, data on the relationship between treatment duration and associated cardiovascular risk were sparse and have not been summarized. Recent Findings: A series of recent studies of patients with prior myocardial infarction (MI) demonstrated that short-term treatment with most NSAIDs is associated with an increased cardiovascular risk relative to no NSAID treatment. These studies furthermore demonstrated that NSAID use among patients with first-time MI was associated with persistently increased risk of all-cause mortality and of a composite of coronary death or nonfatal recurrent MI for at least 5 years thereafter. Summary: The present review indicates that there is no apparent well-tolerated therapeutic window for associated cardiovascular risk and NSAID use in patients with prior MI. Further randomized studies are warranted to evaluate the cardiovascular safety of NSAIDs, but, at this point, the overall evidence suggests advising caution in using NSAIDs at all times after MI. Legislation bodies need to address this issue of public health proportions, as studies have shown that utilization rates of NSAID keep increasing.
AB - Purpose of Review: Despite the fact that NSAIDs are not recommended among patients with established cardiovascular disease, many patients receive NSAID treatment for a short period of time. However, up until recently, data on the relationship between treatment duration and associated cardiovascular risk were sparse and have not been summarized. Recent Findings: A series of recent studies of patients with prior myocardial infarction (MI) demonstrated that short-term treatment with most NSAIDs is associated with an increased cardiovascular risk relative to no NSAID treatment. These studies furthermore demonstrated that NSAID use among patients with first-time MI was associated with persistently increased risk of all-cause mortality and of a composite of coronary death or nonfatal recurrent MI for at least 5 years thereafter. Summary: The present review indicates that there is no apparent well-tolerated therapeutic window for associated cardiovascular risk and NSAID use in patients with prior MI. Further randomized studies are warranted to evaluate the cardiovascular safety of NSAIDs, but, at this point, the overall evidence suggests advising caution in using NSAIDs at all times after MI. Legislation bodies need to address this issue of public health proportions, as studies have shown that utilization rates of NSAID keep increasing.
U2 - 10.1097/hco.0b013e3283652dad
DO - 10.1097/hco.0b013e3283652dad
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 24077606
SN - 0268-4705
VL - 28
SP - 683
EP - 688
JO - Current Opinion in Cardiology
JF - Current Opinion in Cardiology
IS - 6
ER -
