rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and statins Archives

Abstract Number: 11 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016
Drug Prescribing Trends in Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population-Based Comparative Study from 2005-2014
Alex Zamora-Legoff¹, Cynthia S. Crowson², Eric L. Matteson³, Sara J. Achenbach⁴ and Elena Myasoedova³, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: To examine drug prescribing trends for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) over recent years and compare them to matched non-RA subjects. Methods: Retrospective prescription…
Abstract Number: 3023 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016
Lipid Profile and Effect of Statin Treatment in Pooled Phase 2 and Phase 3 Baricitinib Studies
Iain B. McInnes¹, Joel Kremer², Paul Emery³, Steven H. Zuckerman⁴, Giacomo Ruotolo⁴, Chadi Saifan⁴, Lei Chen⁴, Shayami Thanabalasundrum⁴, Sarah Witt⁴ and William Macias⁴, ¹Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Great Britain, ²The Center for Rheumatology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, ³University of Leeds, Midlothian, United Kingdom, ⁴Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN
Background/Purpose: In patients with active RA an increase in lipid analytes has been observed after treatment with janus kinase inhibitors and other disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs.1…
Abstract Number: 591 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Rosuvastatin Improves Endothelial Function in Patients with Inflammatory Joint Diseases, Longitudinal Associations with Atherosclerosis and Arteriosclerosis
Eirik Ikdahl¹, Jonny Hisdal², Silvia Rollefstad¹, Inge C Olsen³, Tore K. Kvien⁴, Terje R. Pedersen⁵ and Anne Grete Semb⁶, ¹Preventive Cardio-Rheuma Clinic, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²Section of Vascular Investigations, Oslo University Hospital Aker, Oslo, Norway, ³Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁵Department of Preventive Cardiology, Ullevaal University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁶Preventive Cardio-Rheuma clinic, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Background/Purpose: Endothelial dysfunction is an early step in the formation of atherosclerotic lesions and can be quantified by the degree of flow mediated vasodilation (FMD)…
Abstract Number: 1502 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Initiating Statin Medication and Risk of Fatigue in Rheumatoid Arthritis
James S. Andrews¹, Harlan Sayles², Kaleb Michaud³ and Patricia P. Katz⁴, ¹Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁴Rheumatology, UCSF, SF, CA
Background/Purpose: Fatigue is common in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and has a major impact on quality of life. Individuals with RA are also at increased risk…
Abstract Number: 2126 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Trial of Atorvastatin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
George D. Kitas¹, Peter Nightingale², Jane Armitage³, Naveed Sattar⁴, Jill Belch⁵, Deborah P.M. Symmons⁶ and TRACE RA Consortium, ¹Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, Dudley, and Arthritis Research Campaign Epidemiology Unit, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²Wolfson Computer Laboratory, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ³Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁴University of Glasgow, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ⁵Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom, ⁶NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared to the general population, both due to classical and novel…
Abstract Number: 2829 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013
Statin Adherence and Risk Of Mortality In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population-Based Study
Mary De Vera^1,2, Michal Abrahamowicz³ and Diane Lacaille⁴, ¹Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ³Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Rheumatology, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, University of British Columbia, Richmond, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Poor adherence with statin therapy is associated with increased mortality in the general population, but no corresponding data are available among patients with rheumatoid…
Abstract Number: 2765 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013
A Double-Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial Of Lovastatin in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Cynthia Aranow¹, John J. Cush², Marcy B. Bolster³, Christopher C. Striebich⁴, Maria Dall'era⁵, Meggan Mackay⁶, Ewa Olech⁷, Tracy M. Frech⁸, J. Box⁹, Richard M. Keating¹⁰, Mary Chester M. Wasko¹¹, E. William St Clair¹², Alan Kivitz¹³, Betty Diamond¹⁴, Anne Davidson¹⁵, Meagan Spychala¹⁶, Ellen A. Goldmuntz¹⁷ and Autoimmunity Centers of Excellence¹⁸, ¹Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, ²Baylor Research Institute and Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ³Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁴University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, ⁵Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁶Autoimmune & Musculoskeletal Disease, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, ⁷Clinical Pharmacology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁸Internal Medicine-Division of Rheumatology, University of Utah School of Medicine, SLC, UT, ⁹Carolina Bone and Joint, Charlotte, NC, ¹⁰Rheumatology Section, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ¹¹West Penn Allegheny Health System, Temple University School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, ¹²Medicine, Duke Unversity Medical Center, Durham, NC, ¹³Altoona Center for Clinical Research, Duncansville, PA, ¹⁴Autoimmune & Musculoskeletal, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, ¹⁵Autoimmunity and Musculoskeletal Diseases, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, ¹⁶Rho, Inc., Chapel Hill, NC, ¹⁷DAIT, NIAID/NIH, Bethesda, MD, ¹⁸NIAID, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: HMG -CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) are standard treatment for hyperlipidemia. In addition to lipid lowering abilities, statins exhibit multiple anti-inflammatory effects. The objectives of…
Abstract Number: 1249 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012
The Impact of Statin Use On Lipid Levels in Statin-Naive Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Vs. Non-RA Subjects: Results From a Population-Based Study
Elena Myasoedova¹, Cynthia S. Crowson², Abigail B. Green², Eric L. Matteson³ and Sherine E. Gabriel⁴, ¹Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Health Sciences Research & Div of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Dyslipidemia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is well recognized. The impact of lipid-lowering medications on lipid levels in patients with RA vs non-RA…

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