2010
Clopidogrel with or without Omeprazole in Coronary Artery Disease
Bhatt DL, Cryer BL, Contant CF, Cohen M, Lanas A, Schnitzer TJ, Shook TL, Lapuerta P, Goldsmith MA, Laine L, Scirica BM, Murphy SA, Cannon CP. Clopidogrel with or without Omeprazole in Coronary Artery Disease. New England Journal Of Medicine 2010, 363: 1909-1917. PMID: 20925534, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1007964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProton pump inhibitorsDual antiplatelet therapyUpper gastrointestinal bleedingAntiplatelet therapyCardiovascular eventsGastrointestinal bleedingOvert upper gastrointestinal bleedingPrimary cardiovascular end pointEnd pointEvent ratesEfficacy of clopidogrelSymptomatic gastroduodenal ulcersCardiovascular end pointsComposite of deathNonfatal myocardial infarctionSerious adverse eventsCoronary artery diseaseHigh-risk subgroupsRisk of diarrheaCardiovascular causesGastrointestinal complicationsGastrointestinal eventsOccult bleedingAntithrombotic therapyAdverse events
2006
Clinical trial design and patient demographics of the Multinational Etoricoxib and Diclofenac Arthritis Long-term (MEDAL) Study Program: Cardiovascular outcomes with etoricoxib versus diclofenac in patients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis
Cannon CP, Curtis SP, Bolognese JA, Laine L, Committee F. Clinical trial design and patient demographics of the Multinational Etoricoxib and Diclofenac Arthritis Long-term (MEDAL) Study Program: Cardiovascular outcomes with etoricoxib versus diclofenac in patients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. American Heart Journal 2006, 152: 237-245. PMID: 16875903, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2006.05.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalArthritis, RheumatoidAspirinCyclooxygenase InhibitorsDiclofenacDouble-Blind MethodEtoricoxibFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMulticenter Studies as TopicOsteoarthritisPatient SelectionPyridinesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicResearch DesignRisk AssessmentSulfonesTreatment OutcomeConceptsNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsAnnual event rateThrombotic cardiovascular eventsRheumatoid arthritisCardiovascular eventsEvent ratesHazard ratioTraditional nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsCyclooxygenase-2 selective inhibitorCOX-2 selective inhibitorsTraditional NSAID diclofenacDouble-blind trialCardiovascular event ratesTreatment of patientsAnti-inflammatory drugsClinical trial designSelective inhibitorLong-term useMultinational EtoricoxibCardiovascular outcomesCardiovascular riskPatient demographicsNoninferiority criteriaControl armCOX-2