Does celecoxib affect cardiovascular risk compared to placebo?
Cardiovascular risk associated with celecoxib depends on the dose regimen and the patient's baseline cardiovascular risk.
We observed evidence of differential cardiovascular risk as a function of celecoxib dose regimen and baseline cardiovascular risk. By further clarifying the extent of celecoxib-related cardiovascular risk, these findings may help guide treatment decisions for patients who derive clinical benefit from selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition.
Solomon et al. (Tue,) studied this question.