Comparative Risk of Cardiovascular Outcomes Between Topical and Oral Nonselective NSAIDs in Taiwanese Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Comparative Risk of Cardiovascular Outcomes Between Topical and Oral Nonselective NSAIDs in Taiwanese Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

BackgroundTopical NSAIDs have less systemic absorption than oral NSAIDs. We examined the risk of cardiovascular events associated with nonselective topical NSAIDs versus oral NSAIDs among patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Taiwan. Methods and ResultsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study that...

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Main Authors: Tzu‐Chieh Lin, Daniel H. Solomon, Sara K. Tedeschi, Kazuki Yoshida, Yea‐Huei Kao Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-11-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
cardiovascular outcomes
comparative effectiveness
NSAIDs
pharmacoepidemiology
rheumatoid arthritis
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.117.006874

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