Proton pump inhibitors and vascular function: A prospective cross-over pilot study

In conclusion, in this open-label, cross-over pilot study conducted among healthy subjects and coronary disease patients, PPI use did not significantly influence vascular endothelial function. Larger, long-term and blinded trials are needed to mechanistically explain the correlation between PPI use and adverse clinical outcomes, which has recently been reported in retrospective cohort studies.

Source: Vascular Medicine - August 7, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Ghebremariam, Y. T., Cooke, J. P., Khan, F., Thakker, R. N., Chang, P., Shah, N. H., Nead, K. T., Leeper, N. J. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research