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Johnsen SP et al undertook a population-based case-control study to examine the risk of myocardial infarction (MI) among users of various categories of non-Aspirin NSAIDs. They used data from hospital discharge registries and accountees of North Jutlin, Viborg and Aarhus, Denmark and the Danish Civil Registration system. They identified 10,280 cases of first time hospitalisation for MI and 102,797 sex and aged matched non MI population control. All prescriptions for non Aspirin NSAIDs filled before the date of admission for MR were identified using population based prescription data bases. Relative risk estimates for MI were adjusted for a history of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, chronic bronchitis or emphysema, alcoholism, liver cirrhosis, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosis and the use of high dose Aspirin, platelet inhibitors, insulin or oral hypoglycaemic drugs, anti hypertensive drugs, lipid-lowering drugs, oral anti-coagulants, nitrates, Penicillamine, gold, oral glucocorticoids and hormone therapy before the date of admission for MI.

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Posted On: 18 July, 2005
Modified On: 16 January, 2014

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