Time and dose-dependent effect of systemic glucocorticoids on major adverse cardiovascular event in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based study.

Ho SoTsz On LamHuan MengSteven Ho Man Lam Lai Shan Tam

Published in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases (2023)

GC was associated with a duration and dose-dependent increased risk of MACE in patients with RA. Very low dose prednisolone (<5 mg daily) did not appear to confer excessive CV risk.

Keyphrases

low dose
rheumatoid arthritis
high dose
physical activity
weight gain
disease activity
emergency department
ankylosing spondylitis
body mass index
mass spectrometry