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

ConclusionFemale but not male POU were at higher risk of CHD and CVD death. POU was not associated with stroke in overall or sex‐stratified analyses.

Source: Pain Medicine - September 11, 2015 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Yulia Khodneva, Paul Muntner, Stefan Kertesz, Brett Kissela, Monika M. Safford Tags: Original Research Article Source Type: research