Adverse Drug Reactions

Study Reveals Potential for NT-proBNP as a Marker to Predict Cardiovascular Risks From Anti-Inflammatory Drugs

Published in Hospital Business Week, August 10th, 2008

A Roche Diagnostics-sponsored pilot study evaluating the use of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) confirms the potential value of NT-proBNP for risk stratification in predicting the risk of cardiovascular adverse events (CV-AE) in patients treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs of the COX inhibitor class.

The complete results of the study, currently available at www.clinchem.org , are scheduled for publication in the July print edition of Clinical Chemistry.

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) -- for example, acetylsalicylic acid and ibuprofen -- are the best known inhibitors of COX (cyclo-oxygenase), an...

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Source: Hospital Business Week (2008-08-10)

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