Off topic: Ibuprofin increases risk of cardiac arrest by 30%

Ibuprofen Can Stop Your Heart (31% Increase In Cardiac Arrest Risk GreenMedInfo

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Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use is associated with increased risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a nationwide case–time–control study

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Sudden Cardiac Arrest: A Healthcare Crisis

  • “Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a leading cause of death among adults over the age of 40 in the United States and other countries. In the U.S”

  • . . “and nine out of 10 victims die.”

  • SCA deaths are roughly equivalent to the number who die from Alzheimers disease, assault with firearms, breast cancer, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer, diabetes, HIV, house fires, motor vehicle accidents, prostate cancer and suicides combined

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  • The age-adjusted incidence of out-of hospital cardiac arrest per 10,000 adults is
    • 10.1 among blacks,
    • 6.5 among Hispanics, and
    • 5.8 among whites.
    •     Note by VitaminDWiki: Darker skin (lower vitamin D) associated with more SCA