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Factors associated with risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a nationwide, population-based, case-control study.

Yen-Ju ChenShih-Chia LiuKuo-Lung LaiKuo-Tung TangChing-Heng LinYi Ming ChenChih-Wei TsengYu-Mei ChangDonald F GotcherChuang-Chun ChiouShao-Jen WengHsin-Hua Chen
Published in: Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease (2021)
This population-based case-control study revealed that the use of golimumab, abatacept, hydroxychloroquine, and methotrexate were associated with a decreased risk of MACE development in newly diagnosed RA patients, while the use of cyclosporin, NSAIDs, and antiplatelet agents, and comorbidities, including hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia without lipid-lowering agent therapy, ischemic heart disease, and COPD, were associated with an increased risk of MACE development in RA patients.
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