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Cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis: compar... [Am J Med. 2013] - PubMed - NCBI

Cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis: compar... [Am J Med. 2013] - PubMed - NCBI



 2013 Aug;126(8):730.e9-730.e17. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.02.016.

Cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis: comparing TNF-α blockade with nonbiologic DMARDs.

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

Elevated tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α likely contributes to the excess cardiovascular risk observed in rheumatoid arthritis. We compared the cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis patients starting a TNF-α blocking agent versus a nonbiologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (nbDMARD).

METHODS:

Subjects with rheumatoid arthritis participating in several different US insurance programs between 1998 and 2007 who received methotrexate were eligible. Those who added a TNF-α blocking agent were compared with subjects who added a nbDMARD in Cox regression models stratified by propensity score decile and adjusted for oral glucocorticoid dosage. We examined the composite cardiovascular end point of myocardial infarction, stroke, or coronary re-vascularization after 6 months.

RESULTS:

We compared 8656 new users of a nbDMARD with 11,587 new users of a TNF-α blocking agent with similar baseline covariates. Incidence rates per 100 person-years for the composite cardiovascular end point were 3.05 (95% confidence interval [CI], 2.54-3.65) for nbDMARDs and 2.52 (95% CI, 2.12-2.98) for TNF-α blocking agents. The hazard ratio (HR) for the TNF-α blocking agent compared with nbDMARD carrying the first exposure forward was 0.80 (95%, CI 0.62-1.04), while the HR for the as-treated analysis was 0.71 (95% CI, 0.52-0.97). The potential cardiovascular benefit of TNF-α blocking agents was strongest among individuals ≥65 years of age (HR 0.52; 95% CI, 0.34 -0.77; P for interaction = 0.075).

CONCLUSION:

Among subjects with rheumatoid arthritis, TNF-α blocking agents may be associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular events compared with an nbDMARD. Randomized controlled clinical trials should be considered to test this hypothesis.
Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

KEYWORDS:

Cardiovascular disease, Rheumatoid arthritis, TNF-α blocking agents

PMID:
 
23885678
 
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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