Vioxx & Celebrex Raise Risk of First & Repeat Heart Attack: Large Study
A large study, conducted by Dr. James M. Brophy and his colleagues, from the McGill University Health Center in Montreal, confirms that selective COX2 inhibitors - Vioxx (rofecoxib) and Celebrex (celecoxib) are both associated with increased risk of repeat heart attack. They also found that Vioxx (rofecoxib), but not Celebrex (celecoxib), is associated with increased risk of a first heart attack.

