Abstracts tagged "glucocorticoids and cardiovascular disease"

Abstract Number: 2781 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019
Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Associated with the Use of Glucocorticoids in Patients with Incident Systemic Lupus Erytematosus: A Population-based Study
Lingyi Li¹, Hui Xie ², Eric Sayre ¹ and J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta ³, ¹Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Arthritis Research Canada and Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Arthritis Research Canada and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). SLE itself predisposes patients to accelerated atherosclerosis. In addition, the…