2011
Evaluation of NT-proBNP and high sensitivity C-reactive protein for predicting cardiovascular risk in patients with arthritis taking longterm nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs.
Ruff CT, Morrow DA, Jarolim P, Ren F, Contant CF, Kaur A, Curtis SP, Laine L, Cannon CP, Brune K. Evaluation of NT-proBNP and high sensitivity C-reactive protein for predicting cardiovascular risk in patients with arthritis taking longterm nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs. The Journal Of Rheumatology 2011, 38: 1071-8. PMID: 21459935, DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.100880.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalArthritis, RheumatoidBiomarkersCardiovascular DiseasesC-Reactive ProteinDiclofenacEtoricoxibFemaleHeart FailureHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionNatriuretic Peptide, BrainOsteoarthritisPeptide FragmentsProspective StudiesPyridinesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSulfonesThrombosisTreatment OutcomeConceptsHigh-sensitivity C-reactive proteinNonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugsSensitivity C-reactive proteinNT-proBNPC-reactive proteinHeart failureCV eventsCV outcomesCV riskThrombotic eventsMyocardial infarctionAntiinflammatory drugsBiomarkers N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptideCardiac biomarkers N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptideN-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptidePro-B-type natriuretic peptideChronic nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugsBaseline NT-proBNPChronic NSAID treatmentLow CV riskNT-proBNP levelsFuture cardiovascular eventsBody mass indexIdentification of patientsTypes of arthritis
2009
Cardiovascular safety and gastrointestinal tolerability of etoricoxib vs diclofenac in a randomized controlled clinical trial (The MEDAL study)
Combe B, Swergold G, McLay J, McCarthy T, Zerbini C, Emery P, Connors L, Kaur A, Curtis S, Laine L, Cannon CP. Cardiovascular safety and gastrointestinal tolerability of etoricoxib vs diclofenac in a randomized controlled clinical trial (The MEDAL study). Rheumatology 2009, 48: 425-432. PMID: 19223284, DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kep005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThrombotic CV eventsHazard ratioCV eventsBlood pressureEfficacy parametersMaximum average changeAdverse event discontinuation rateDouble-blind studyMean treatment durationCohort of patientsSystolic blood pressureEtoricoxib 60Cardiovascular safetyGastrointestinal tolerabilityPrimary endpointRA cohortRA patientsTolerability profileAverage changeDiscontinuation ratesOA patientsPatient cohortClinical trialsSimilar efficacyTreatment duration