Effects of epilepsy and selected antiepileptic drugs on risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, and death in patients with or without previous stroke: a nationwide cohort study

Jonas Bjerring Olesen, Steen Zabell Abildstrøm, Jesper Erdal, Gunnar H Gislason, Peter Weeke, Charlotte Andersson, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Peter Riis Hansen

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    Abstract

    Patients with epilepsy have increased morbidity and mortality. We evaluated the risk of myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and death associated with epilepsy and examined if this risk was modified by treatment with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs).
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalPharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety
    Volume20
    Issue number9
    Pages (from-to)964-71
    Number of pages8
    ISSN1053-8569
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2011

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