Abstracts tagged "glucocorticoids and treatment options"

Abstract Number: 2246 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Glucocorticoids in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Management, Friend or Foe?
Diederik Decock¹, Rene Westhovens^1,2, Veerle Stouten¹, Kristien Van der Elst^2,3, Johan Joly², Patrick Verschueren^1,2 and CareRA Study Group, ¹KU Leuven Department of Development and Regeneration, Skeletal Biology and Engineering Research Center, Leuven, Belgium, ²Rheumatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ³KU Leuven, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Skeletal Biology and Engineering Research Center, Leuven, Belgium
Background/Purpose: ≥≥140/90 mmHg The only difference between treatments arms in either risk groups was a BMI decrease in Avant-Garde compared to Classic and Slim between baseline…