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Cardiovascular Risk of Nonsteroidal Anti‐inflammatory Drugs and Classical and Selective Cyclooxygenase‐2 Inhibitors: A Meta‐analysis of Observational Studies

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Martín Arias, Luis Hermenegildo, Martín González, Antonio, Sanz Fadrique, Rosario, Vazquez, Esther Salgueiro·2019·The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to review the published evidence on the clinical use of nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and to assess the cardiovascular risk (CVR) of cyclooxygenase‐2 inhibitors (coxibs), excluding aspirin, by means of a meta‐analytic procedure. A search was conducted on MEDLINE and EMBASE databases between October 1999 and June 2018. Cohort and case‐control studies showing CVR as relative risk (RR), odds ratio, hazard ratio, or incidence rate ratio associated with NSAIDs versus no treatment were selected. We estimated the pooled RR and the 95% confidence interval (CI) for all NSAIDs as a whole and individually. Eighty‐seven studies met the inclusion criteria. Overall, NSAIDs were found to be associated with a statistically significantly increased CVR (RR, 1.24 [95%CI, 1.19‐1.28]). The risk was slightly higher for coxibs (RR, 1.22 [95%CI, 1.17‐1.28]) as compared with nonselective NSAIDs (RR, 1.18 [95%CI, 1.12‐1.24]). Data analysis by drug disclosed that rofecoxib (RR, 1.39 [95%CI, 1.31‐1.47]), followed by diclofenac (RR, 1.34 [95%CI, 1.26‐1.42]) and etoricoxib (RR, 1.27 [95%CI, 1.12‐1.43]) were the NSAIDs associated with the highest CVR. Analysis by type of event showed that the highest risk corresponded to vascular events for both coxibs (RR, 2.18 [95%CI, 1.72‐2.78]) and nonselective NSAIDs (RR, 2.46 [95%CI, 2.00‐3.02]). The meta‐analysis results suggest that the use of the marketed coxibs celecoxib and etoricoxib would be related to a statistically significant CVR increase. Etoricoxib CVR could be higher than that for celecoxib. This increment would be similar to classical NSAID CVR.

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Authors
Martín Arias, L. H., Martín González, A., Sanz Fadrique, R., & Vazquez, E. S.
Affiliations
  • Centre for Drug Surveillance (CESME) School of Medicine, Valladolid University Valladolid Spain
  • Department of Pharmacy Sagrado Corazón Hospital Valladolid Spain
  • Centre for Drug Surveillance (CESME) School of Medicine, Valladolid University Valladolid Spain
  • Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Oviedo University Oviedo Spain
Venue
The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2018-09-11
Volume
59
Issue
1
Pages
55-73
ISSN
  • 0021-9754 (ISSN-L)
  • 0091-2700
  • 1552-4604
OpenAlex
W2891937954
Cited by
68
References
107
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 1
FWCI
0.76
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Consultation of the Doctoral Thesis Database (TESEO) (Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology (medical) › Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biochemistry › Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology
Keywords
cardiovascular risk, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, COX-2 inhibitors, rofecoxib, diclofenac, etoricoxib, celecoxib, cardiovascular adverse events, vascular events, drug safety, relative risk, observational studies, non-selective NSAIDs
MeSH terms
Celecoxib, Etoricoxib, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal, Cardiovascular Diseases, Humans, Risk Factors, Cohort Studies, Case-Control Studies, Observational Studies as Topic

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