Prescription Opioid Use and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease, Stroke, and Cardiovascular Death among Adults from a Prospective Cohort (REGARDS Study) | Zendy

Yulia Khodneva | Zendy; Paul Muntner | Zendy; Stefan G. Kertesz | Zendy; Brett Kissela | Zendy; Monika M. Safford | Zendy

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Prescription Opioid Use and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease, Stroke, and Cardiovascular Death among Adults from a Prospective Cohort (REGARDS Study)

Author(s) -

Yulia Khodneva,

Paul Muntner,

Stefan G. Kertesz,

Brett Kissela,

Monika M. Safford

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

pain medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.893

H-Index - 97

eISSN - 1526-4637

pISSN - 1526-2375

DOI - 10.1111/pme.12916

Subject(s) - medicine , prospective cohort study , stroke (engine) , coronary heart disease , medical prescription , opioid , cohort study , disease , cohort , coronary artery disease , cardiology , emergency medicine , pharmacology , mechanical engineering , engineering , receptor

Despite unknown risks, prescription opioid use (POU) for nonmalignant chronic pain has grown in the US over the last decade. The objective of this study was to examine associations between POU and coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, and cardiovascular disease (CVD) death in a large cohort.

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