학술논문
Glucocorticoids and Cardiovascular Events in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Document Type
Article
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Source
Subject
*GLUCOCORTICOIDS
*RHEUMATOID arthritis
*CARDIOVASCULAR system
*RHEUMATISM
*ADRENOCORTICAL hormones
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ISSN
0004-3591
Abstract
The article presents a study which examined the relationship between glucocorticoid exposure and cardiovascular (CV) events in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Results showed that rheumatoid factor (RF)-negative patients with exposure to glucocorticoids were not at increased risk of CV events. According to the authors, the findings suggest that glucocorticoids interact with RF status to modulate the occurrence of CV events in patients with RA.