Oral Corticosteroid Use and the Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

BACKGROUND: Given the limited efficacy of oral corticosteroids in treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the possible cardiac side effects of oral corticosteroids are of particular concern in an elderly population. The impact of the use of oral corticosteroids on the risk of acute my...

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Main Authors: Laetitia Huiart, Pierre Ernst, Xavier Ranouil, Samy Suissa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2006-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2006/935718
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description BACKGROUND: Given the limited efficacy of oral corticosteroids in treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the possible cardiac side effects of oral corticosteroids are of particular concern in an elderly population. The impact of the use of oral corticosteroids on the risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in a cohort of patients with COPD was studied.
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spelling doaj-art-b6aaba994ffa4bc39c0bb47d56f6de0d2025-08-20T03:39:31ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412006-01-0113313413810.1155/2006/935718Oral Corticosteroid Use and the Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseLaetitia Huiart0Pierre Ernst1Xavier Ranouil2Samy Suissa3Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Royal Victoria Hospital and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, CanadaDivision of Clinical Epidemiology, Royal Victoria Hospital and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, CanadaInstitut Cardiologique de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, CanadaDivision of Clinical Epidemiology, Royal Victoria Hospital and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, CanadaBACKGROUND: Given the limited efficacy of oral corticosteroids in treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the possible cardiac side effects of oral corticosteroids are of particular concern in an elderly population. The impact of the use of oral corticosteroids on the risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in a cohort of patients with COPD was studied.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2006/935718
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Canadian Respiratory Journal
title Oral Corticosteroid Use and the Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
title_full Oral Corticosteroid Use and the Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
title_fullStr Oral Corticosteroid Use and the Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
title_full_unstemmed Oral Corticosteroid Use and the Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
title_short Oral Corticosteroid Use and the Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
title_sort oral corticosteroid use and the risk of acute myocardial infarction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2006/935718
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