title: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use and functional outcome from ischemic cerebral events among women.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Use of some non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) has been linked to an increased risk of stroke. However, information on the impact of NSAID use on functional outcomes from stroke is limited.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using women enrolled in the Women's Healthy Study who were free of a history of stroke or TIA at baseline, a prospective cohort study was performed to examine the impact of NSAID use on functional outcomes from stroke. Women were classified as NSAID non-user (<11 days of use in the past month), user (≥ 11 days of use in the past month), and missing (did not answer the question about NSAID use) during each year of the study. Possible functional outcomes were TIA or ischemic stroke with modified Rankin scale (mRS) score of 0 to 1, 2 to 3, or 4 to 6.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After 15.7 mean years of follow-up, 702 TIAs, 292 ischemic strokes with mRS 0-1, 233 ischemic strokes with mRS 2-3 and 98 ischemic strokes with mRS 4-6 occurred. Compared to women who were NSAID non-users, women who were NSAID users had multivariable-adjusted (95% CI) of 1.00 (0.77, 1.29) for TIA, 1.48 (1.04, 2.10) for mRS 0-1, 0.83 (0.52, 1.33) for mRS 2-3, and 1.33 (0.68, 2.59) for mRS 4-6.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results from this large cohort study suggest than NSAID use may be associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke with mild functional outcome.
authors: Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States; Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States. Electronic address: prist@mail.harvard.edu.
authors: Pamela M
authors: PM
authors: Rist
authors: Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States.
authors: M Maria
authors: MM
authors: Glymour
authors: Division of General Internal Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States; Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States.
authors: E John
authors: EJ
authors: Orav
authors: Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
authors: Eunjung
authors: E
authors: Kim
authors: Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States.
authors: Carlos S
authors: CS
authors: Kase
authors: Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States.
authors: Julie E
authors: JE
authors: Buring
authors: Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States; Inserm Research Center for Epidemiology and Biostatistics (U897), Bordeaux, France, Bordeaux, France; College of Health Sciences, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.
authors: Tobias
authors: T
authors: Kurth
mesh_terms: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D063868:Patient Outcome Assessment; D011446:Prospective Studies; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012306:Risk; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
keywords: Epidemiology; Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; Stroke