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Popular Arthritis Drug May Disrupt Heart Rhythm

Celebrex, a popular arthritis drug that blocks pain by inhibiting an enzyme known as COX-2, has been shown in laboratory studies to induce arrhythmia, or irregular beating of the heart, via a novel pathway uncorrelation to its COX-2 inhibition. University at Buffalo scientists discovered this unexpected finding while conducting basic research on potassium channels……..

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    Popular Arthritis Drug May Disrupt Heart Rhythm

    Celebrex, a popular arthritis drug that blocks pain by inhibiting an enzyme known as COX-2, has been shown in laboratory studies to induce arrhythmia, or irregular beating of the heart, via a novel pathway uncorrelation to its COX-2 inhibition. University at Buffalo scientists discovered this unexpected finding while conducting basic research on potassium channels……..

    Original post by Health news from medicineworld.org

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    Related Articles
  • Gene Test After Heart Transplant
  • Obesity And Enlarged Heart
  • Experimental gene therapy ‘abolishes’ arthritis pain
  • A new view of drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis
  • Disability from long-term rheumatoid arthritis reduced
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