• Presse Med · Sep 2006

    Review

    [What are the cardiovascular complications of the analgesics and glucocorticoids?].

    • Philippe Bertin.
    • Service de Thérapeutique et de Rhumatologie, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges 87000. Philippe.bertin@chu-limoges.fr
    • Presse Med. 2006 Sep 1;35(9 Spec No 1):1S47-51.

    AbstractWhen prescribing a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory treatment but also an analgesic or a glucocorticoid, the cardiovascular risk of the patient should be assessed. The analgesics have few cardiovascular side effects and the main complications observed are linked essentially to the vagal action of the opioids. Acetaminophen is considered by several scientific societies to be the first line analgesic treatment, particularly in case of cardiovascular risk but with caution since cardiovascular toxicity of acetaminophen cannot be totally excluded. An overdose of dextropropoxyphene can result in cardiotoxicity. On the other hand, the glucocorticoids need to be prescribed cautiously, at the lowest possible dose and for the shortest possible duration due to the non-negligible cardiovascular risk, hypertension, dyslipidemia, hypokaliemia.

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