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History of cardiovascular events and risk factors for cardiovascular events among osteoporotic patients initiating strontium ranelate in the UK

Yu Jingbo , Tang Jackson , Li Zhiyi , Sazonov Vasilisa , Sajjan Shiva , Lion Michaela , O'Regan Christopher

Objective: To estimate the proportion of patients who experienced cardiovascular (CV) events or were at risk for CV events prior to initiation of strontium ranelate among osteoporotic (OP) patients.Methods: This was a retrospective database analysis using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) database. Patients were included if they had ≥1 prescription (Rx) of strontium from 9/1/2008 to 8/31/2013, were aged ≥50 years as of the index ...