title: [NSAID prescription in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and cardiovascular disease].
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.
authors.affiliation: Specijalna bolnica za medicinsku rehabilitaciju, Gajeva 2, 49217 Krapinske Toplice.
authors.forename: Rajko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pavlović
authors.forename: Bozidar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Curković
authors.forename: Durdica
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Babić-Naglić
authors.forename: Tatjana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kehler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal