Diclofenac is an NSAID which are primarily used as antiinflammatories and analgesic agents in patients with acute or chronic inflammation As a class, these meds carry a small absolute cardiac risk increase primarily triggered by a 1-2% incidence of fluid retention or BP elevation (which can destabilize a cardiac patient. For most this is not too high a risk and is offset by the benefits.
POSTED BY: Steven Ajluni, MD
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