Short-term dose and duration-dependent glucocorticoid risk for cardiovascular events in glucocorticoid-naive patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Short-term dose and duration-dependent glucocorticoid risk for cardiovascular events in glucocorticoid-naive patients with rheumatoid arthritis
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DOI:
10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-220577
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发表时间:
2021-12-01
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27.4
通讯作者:
Kremer, Joel M.
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作者:
Ocon, Anthony James;Reed, George;Kremer, Joel M.
Objectives Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), along with glucocorticoid use, is associated with cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular safety of glucocorticoids in RA is controversial and may be related to dose and duration of use. We determined if initiating glucocorticoids in steroid-naive RA patients would increase cardiovascular event (CVE) risk in a dose and duration-dependent manner over short-term intervals.Methods Patients enrolled in CorEvitas (formerly Corrona) RA registry. Cox proportional-hazards models estimated adjusted HRs (aHR) for incident CVE in patients who initiated glucocorticoid treatment, adjusting for RA duration, traditional cardiovascular risk factors and time-varying covariates: Clinical Disease activity Index, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs use and prednisone-equivalent use. Glucocorticoid use assessed current daily dose, cumulative dose and duration of use over rolling intervals of preceding 6months and 1year.Results 19902 patients met criteria. 1106 CVE occurred (1.66/100 person-years). Increased aHR occurred at current doses of >= 5-9mg 1.56 (1.18-2.06) and >= 10mg 1.91 (1.31-2.79), without increased risk at 0-4mg 1.04 (0.55-1.59). Cumulative dose over preceding 6months showed increased aHR at 751-1100mg 1.43 (1.04-1.98) and >1100mg 2.05 (1.42-2.94), without increased risk at lower doses; duration of use over preceding 6months exhibited increased aHR for >81days of use 1.54 (1.08-2.32), without increased risk at shorter durations. One-year analyses were consistent.Conclusions Over preceding 6-month and 1-year intervals, initiating glucocorticoids in steroid-naive RA patients is associated with increased risk of CVE at daily doses >= 5mg and increased cumulative dose and duration of use. No association with risk for CVE was found with daily prednisone of