The effect of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on the endothelial function of patients with osteoarthritis in short term

Solmaz D., SARI İ., CAN G., Akar S., Ceylan I., SEÇİL M., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES, vol.15, no.2, pp.207-211, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 15 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1756-185x.2011.01675.x
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.207-211
  • Keywords: atherosclerosis, diclofenac, endothelium, endothelium-dependent vasodilators, naproxen, non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs, MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION, ATHEROSCLEROSIS, RISK, INHIBITORS, ROFECOXIB, CYCLOOXYGENASE-2, CLASSIFICATION, METAANALYSIS, NAPROXEN, CRITERIA
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Our primary aim was to test whether non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use may account for endothelial dysfunction (ED) in the acute period. Additionally, we also aimed to compare the effect of diclofenac and naproxen on endothelial function.