In conclusion, baseline cardiovascular diseases are common in patients treated with strontium ranelate, with more than half of strontium ranelate users being current
users of antiplatelet drugs or having a history of cerebrovascular disease, peripheral vascular disease or myocardial infarction. Moreover, this observational study shows an increased confounder-adjusted mortality risk in patients treated with strontium ranelate compared with other osteoporosis drugs.
Autor: B. Abrahamsen, E. L. Grove, P. Vestergaard