“NSAIDs increase risk of heart failure independent of sex or previous heart failure status,” Gislason added by email. “However, if you have established heart disease, heart failure or carry many cardiovascular risk factors, your risk associated with NSAID use is more pronounced – thus especially the elderly and patients with any heart condition should avoid NSAIDs,” Gislason said. These nine drugs were associated with an increased risk of heart failure in both men and women and regardless of whether or not there was a previous heart failure diagnosis. This might understate the impact of NSAIDs on heart failure risk. Even so, the findings add to a growing body of evidence pointing to the risk of heart failure associated with NSAIDS, the authors conclude.

Source: Egypt Independent October 20, 2016 20:15 UTC