InCirculation.net - NSAID induced coronary risk, genetics

InCirculation.net - cardiovascular medicine resources, cardiology information, news, guidelines: "Gene variants may influence NSAID-induced coronary risk

18 June 2010

MedWire News: Variants in the prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase-1 (PTGS1) and C-reactive protein (CRP) genes may influence the risk for acute coronary events associated with non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAID), Canadian researchers believe.

However, they admit that their findings, which appear in the American Journal of Cardiology, are preliminary and require confirmation in larger cohorts."