Abstracts tagged "cardiovascular disease and methotrexate (MTX)"

Abstract Number: 926 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
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 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
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…