Prescribed opioid use is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes in community-dwelling older persons

Prescribed opioid use is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes in community-dwelling older persons

Aims: Prescribed opioids are commonly used in the older community-dwelling population for the treatment of chronic pain. Although the harmful effects of opioid abuse and overdose are well understood, little is known about the long-term cardiovascular (CV) effects of prescribed opioids. The aim of th...

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Main Authors: Liew, S.M., Chowdhury, Enayet, Ernst, M.E., Gilmartin-Thomas, J., Reid, Christopher, Tonkin, A., Neumann, J., McNeil, J.J., Kaye, D.M.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: WILEY PERIODICALS, INC 2022
Subjects:
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Cardiovascular System & Cardiology
Opioids
Cardiovascular disease
Epidemic
Heart failure
NONSTEROIDAL ANTIINFLAMMATORY DRUGS
SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH
SLEEP-APNEA
CHRONIC PAIN
MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION
OXIDATIVE STRESS
REDUCING EVENTS
RISK
CYCLOOXYGENASE
DISEASE
Humans
Female
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Male
Independent Living
Opioid-Related Disorders
Analgesics, Opioid
Drug Overdose
Cardiovascular Diseases
Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/334047
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93088

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http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/334047
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93088

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