cardiovascular disease and methotrexate (MTX) Archives

Abstract Number: 926 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019
Methotrexate Is Associated with Reduced Cardiovascular Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Independent of Disease Activity Modification
Tate Johnson¹, Joshua Baker ², Punyasha Roul ¹, Harlan Sayles ¹, Grant Cannon ³, Brian Sauer ³, Ted Mikuls ⁴ and Bryant England ⁵, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Salt Lake City VA Medical Center and Univeristy of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁴VA Nebraska-Western IA Health Care System & University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁵VA Nebraska-Western IA Health Care System & University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Methotrexate (MTX), a mainstay in the treatment of RA, appears to mitigate…
Abstract Number: 1242 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012
Use of Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Therapy Is Associated with Reduced Cardiovascular Event Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Mike Nurmohamed¹, Yanjun Bao², James Signorovitch³, Parvez M. Mulani⁴ and Daniel Furst⁵, ¹VU University Medical Center & Jan van Breemen Research Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²AbbVie, North Chicago, IL, ³Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, ⁴Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, ⁵Div of Rheumatology, UCLA Medical School, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with increased risks for cardiovascular (CV) comorbidities because of an increased prevalence of traditional CV risk factors and the…

Abstracts tagged "cardiovascular disease and methotrexate (MTX)"

Methotrexate Is Associated with Reduced Cardiovascular Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Independent of Disease Activity Modification

Use of Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Therapy Is Associated with Reduced Cardiovascular Event Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis