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Can motrin cause a heart attack?
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Possibly: All nsaids, like motrin, do have slight risk for heart disease. It is due to the fact that they target specific inflammatory chemicals in the body. It's not a huge risk, but it's also not zero.
Answered 2/28/2014
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