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Allopurinol reduces the risk of myocardial infarction (MI) in the elderly: a study of Medicare claims

BACKGROUND: Previous observational studies that have examined the association of allopurinol with myocardial infarction (MI) have provided contradictory results. One study showed that allopurinol reduced the risk, while another study showed an increased risk with allopurinol. Therefore, our objectiv...

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Autores principales: Singh, Jasvinder A., Yu, Shaohua
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5032238/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27655429
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13075-016-1111-1