Journal article
Meta-Analysis: Cardiovascular Events Associated with Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs
Abstract
PURPOSE: We performed a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials to assess the effect of nonselective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) on cardiovascular events in trials of joint disease and Alzheimer's disease.
METHODS: We performed comprehensive searches of MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL and Cochrane databases from 1966 to July 2005, and references of identified articles and reviews. We included randomized placebo-controlled trials …
Authors
Salpeter SR; Gregor P; Ormiston TM; Whitlock R; Raina P; Thabane L; Topol EJ
Journal
The American Journal of Medicine, Vol. 119, No. 7, pp. 552–559
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
July 2006
DOI
10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.10.056
ISSN
0002-9343