Heart Valve Calcification

  • Vanderbilt University

    Study links Celebrex, heart valve calcification after earlier research declared drug safe

    A well-known, four-year study found popular arthritis drug Celebrex no more dangerous for the heart than older drugs in its same classification – commonly called NSAIDs. Now, a big-data analysis of patient records at Vanderbilt University has found a link specifically between Celebrex and heart valve calcification. W. David… Read More

    Feb. 22, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Arthritis drug could be first to stop heart valve calcification

    A well-known, four-year study found popular arthritis drug Celebrex no more dangerous for the heart than older drugs in its same classification – commonly called NSAIDs. Now, a big-data analysis of patient records at Vanderbilt University has found a link specifically between Celebrex and heart valve calcification. W. David… Read More

    Jun. 13, 2017