Impact of disease activity and treatment of comorbidities on the risk of myocardial infarction in rheumatoid arthritis.

Y, Meissner; A, Zink; J, Kekow; K, Rockwitz; A, Liebhaber; S, Zinke; K, Gerhold; A, Richter; J, Listing; A, Strangfeld

doi:10.1186/s13075-016-1077-z

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Impact of disease activity and treatment of comorbidities on the risk of myocardial infarction in rheumatoid arthritis.

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Meissner Y

Zink A

Kekow J

Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>The aim was to estimate the impact of individual risk factors and treatment with various disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) on the incidence of myocardial infarction (MI) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).<h4>Methods</h4>We analysed data from 11,285 patients w...

Subject

Myocardial infarction

Inflammation

Cardiovascular disease

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