Professional paper

NSAID prescription in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and cardiovascular disease

Rajko Pavlović ; Special Hospital for Medical Rehabilitation Krapinske Toplice, Krapinske Toplice, Croatia
Božidar Ćurković ; Clinic for Rheumatic Diseases and Rehabilitation, Clinical Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Đurđica Babić-Naglić ; Clinic for Rheumatic Diseases and Rehabilitation, Clinical Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Tatjana Kehler ; Thalassotherapia - Special Hospital for Medical Rehabilitation of Heart and Lung Diseases and Rheumatism, Opatija, Croatia

Abstract

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are the first choice in the tretment of rheumatic diseases. Nonsteroidal-antiinflammatory drugs show high efficacy, but they could be responsible for gastrointestinal and cardiovascular adverse events. When the gastrointestinal risk is generally accepted, cardiovascular risk is still without consensus. Did the discussion about potential cardiovascular risk with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs influenced their prescription in real life? Data on 201 patients with rheumatoid arthritis show that the prescription of nonselective, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs remain unchanged. More than two third of the patients use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs despite they have established cardiovascular disease.

Keywords

rheumatoid arthritis; nonsteroidal anti-inflamatory drugs; cardiovascular diease

Hrčak ID:

125884

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/125884

Publication date:

1.7.2006.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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