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VIENNA -- Although the cyclooxygenase-2-selective NSAIDs have acted as lightning rods for recent concern regarding cardiovascular risk, the reality is that many traditional NSAIDs carry as great or even greater associated risks of acute myocardial infarction, Gurkirpal Singh, M.D., reported at the annual European congress of rheumatology.
"All the media attention has focused on the COX-2-selective inhibitors as the drugs that cause heart attacks, but when you look at the coxibs compared to noncoxibs--and this is very important--it turns out the coxibs do not cause heart attacks any more than...
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