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Title
Opioid use for noncancer pain and risk of myocardial infarction amongst adults.
Authors
Li, L; Setoguchi, S; Cabral, H; Jick, S
Abstract
With increasing use of opioids for chronic noncancer pain comes concern about safety of this class of drugs. Opioid-induced hypogonadism, which could increase the risk for myocardial infarction (MI), has recently come to the attention of clinicians. To evaluate this concern we examined the association between opioid use for noncancer pain and risk of MI amongst adults.
Publication
Journal of internal medicine, 2013, Vol 273, Issue 5, p511