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> The other well-known side effect is cardiovascular disease, and NSAIDs seem to increase the risks of heart attacks and strokes. And two sentences later...
by headShrinker 14y ago
> The other well-known side effect is cardiovascular disease, and NSAIDs seem to increase the risks of heart attacks and strokes.
And two sentences later...
> Importantly, other NSAIDs interfere with the beneficial effects of ASA (aspirin) on platelets that can give protective effects against cardiovascular disease.
Aspirin is a NSAID, and according to this, protects against, and causes heart disease.
- tokenadult 14y agoThe article shows a data table to show specifically which medicines in the broad class of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been compared for cardiovascular disease events in recent, well designed studies. The article also draws the distinction between medicines that are predominantly COX-1 or COX-2 inhibitors and their differing side effect profiles.