Verapamil and risk of cancer in patients with coronary artery disease. DAVIT Study Group. Danish Verapamil Infarction Trial

Am J Cardiol. 1999 May 1;83(9):1419-22, A9. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00113-7.

Abstract

The risk of cancer in users of verapamil was assessed in a long-term follow-up of 1,775 patients who were randomized to verapamil or matching placebo in the Danish Verapamil Infarction Trial-II in the years 1985 to 1987. During 10,474 patient-years, no increased risk of cancer was observed for the verapamil-treated men or women compared with the age- and sex-matched background population.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Calcium Channel Blockers / adverse effects*
  • Calcium Channel Blockers / therapeutic use
  • Coronary Disease / drug therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms / chemically induced*
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Risk
  • Verapamil / adverse effects*
  • Verapamil / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Calcium Channel Blockers
  • Verapamil