Journal article
Risk factors for venous thromboembolism and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: do they differ in patients with rheumatoid arthritis?
Rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases open, Vol.7(2), p.e001618
06/30/2021
DOI: 10.1136/rmdopen-2021-001618
PMCID: PMC8246357
PMID: 34193517
Abstract
ObjectiveVenous thromboembolism (VTE) is an increasing concern in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with little known about risk factors. We aimed to compare risk factors for unprovoked VTE and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in patients with RA and to assess subsequent ASCVD risk after an unprovoked VTE.MethodsPeople with RA participating in a US-wide longitudinal observational registry from 1998 to 2018 were assessed for incident unprovoked VTE (deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary emboli not associated with cancer, recent surgery, hospitalisation, fracture and pregnancy) and ASCVD (myocardial infarction and stroke) validated from hospital/death records. Risk factors for VTE and ASCVD and the risk of ASCVD after an unprovoked VTE were determined using Cox proportional hazards models.ResultsDuring median (IQR) 4 (1.5–7) years of follow-up in 31 366 patients with RA, 539 unprovoked VTE and 1648 ASCVD events were identified. The adjusted models showed increased VTE and ASCVD risk with older age, male sex, comorbidities, prior fracture, worse disability, higher disease activity and glucocorticoids. Traditional cardiovascular disease risk factors were common in both ASCVD and VTE but only increased ASCVD risk with obesity as the exception (VTE HR (95% CI), 1.46 (1.13–1.87)) and ASCVD, 0.58 (0.50–0.68)). ASCVD risk doubled after an unprovoked VTE (HR (95% CI), 2.05 (1.43–2.95)).ConclusionOur findings suggest that unprovoked VTE is mediated by inflammation of RA and may be considered a spectrum of pan-cardiovascular syndrome.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Risk factors for venous thromboembolism and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: do they differ in patients with rheumatoid arthritis?
- Creators
- Gulsen Ozen - University of Nebraska Medical CenterSofia Pedro - The National Databank for Rheumatic DiseasesRebecca Schumacher - The National Databank for Rheumatic DiseasesTeresa Simon - University PhysiciansKaleb Michaud - The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases open, Vol.7(2), p.e001618
- DOI
- 10.1136/rmdopen-2021-001618
- PMID
- 34193517
- PMCID
- PMC8246357
- ISSN
- 2056-5933
- eISSN
- 2056-5933
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/30/2021
- Academic Unit
- Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984702940302771
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