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RHEUMATOLOGY
卷 52, 期 1, 页码 68-75出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kes353
关键词
rheumatoid arthritis; cardiovascular disease; acute myocardial infarction; glucocorticoids; corticosteroids
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资金
- Canadian Arthritis Network/The Arthritis Society
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
- Mexican Institute for Social Security (IMSS)
- CONACyT-Mexico
- Arthritis Society [77605, 81275]
- Canadian Arthritis Network [08SRID-IJD-02]
- Arthritis Society of Canada
Objectives. To determine the effect of glucocorticoids (GCs) on acute myocardial infarction (MI) risk in patients with RA. Methods. Using administrative health data, we conducted a population-based cohort study of 8384 incident RA cases (1997-2006). Primary exposure was incident GC use. MI events were ascertained using hospitalization and vital statistics data. We used Cox proportional-hazards models and modelled GC use as four alternative time-dependent variables (current use, current dose, cumulative dose and cumulative duration), adjusting for demographics, comorbidities, cardiovascular drug use, propensity score and RA characteristics. Sensitivity analyses explored potential effects of unmeasured confounding. Results. Within 50 238 person-years in 8384 RA cases, we identified 298 incident MI events. Multivariable models showed that current GC use was associated with 68% increased risk of MI [Hazard ratio (HR) = 1.68, 95% CI 1.14, 2.47]. Similarly, separate multivariable models showed that current daily dose (HR = 1.14, 95% CI 1.05, 1.24 per each 5 mg/day increase), cumulative duration of use (HR = 1.14, 95% CI 1.00, 1.29 per year of GC use) and total cumulative dose (HR = 1.06, 95% CI 1.02, 1.10 per gram accumulated in the past) were also associated with increased risk of MI. Furthermore, in the same multivariable model, current dose and cumulative use were independently associated with an increased risk of MI (10% per additional year on GCs and 13% per 5 mg/day increase). Conclusion. GCs are associated with an increased risk of MI in RA. Our results suggest a dual effect of GCs on MI risk, an immediate effect mediated through current dosage and a long-term effect of cumulative exposure.
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