London: Commonly used painkillers such as ibuprofen and diclofenac may increase the risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke by fourfold, a new study has claimed.
In one of the most comprehensive studies on the cardiovascular effects of painkillers, scientists from Bern University in Switzerland analysed data from 31 trials involving more than 116,000 patients taking such drugs and found that heart patients using a high-dose painkiller daily for a year could triple their risk of a stroke.
Although the overall numbers of people suffering heart attacks or strokes while on the drugs is small, the team found that there are important risks associated with taking them, the Telegraph reported.The drugs examined were naproxen, ibuprofen, diclofenac, celecoxib, etoricoxib and two others called rofecoxib or Vioxx, and lumiracoxib.
The drugs, called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs(NSAIDS) and a subgroup of newer onescalledCOX-2inhibitors, areknown to affect the heart and one of them, Vioxx, was removed from sale in 2004 because of the increased risk of heart attacks. PTI
Heart patients using a high-dose painkiller a day for a year could triple the risk of a stroke
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