Associations Between Methotrexate Use and the Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Elderly-onset Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Jessica Widdifield Michal Abrahamowicz J Michael Paterson Anjie Huang J Carter Throne Janet E Pope Bindee Kuriya Marie-Eve Beauchamp Sasha Bernatsky

Published in: The Journal of rheumatology (2018)

We observed about a 20% decrease in CVE associated with recent continuous MTX use. Greater MTX use in the first year of cohort entry also appeared to be important in the association between MTX and CVE risk.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular events
rheumatoid arthritis
coronary artery disease
cardiovascular disease
high dose
disease activity
middle aged
community dwelling
interstitial lung disease
ankylosing spondylitis
type diabetes
systemic sclerosis