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- Title
The effect of methotrexate on cardiovascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic literature review.
- Authors
Westlake, Sarah L; Colebatch, Alexandra N; Baird, Janis; Kiely, Patrick; Quinn, Mark; Choy, Ernest; Ostor, Andrew J K; Edwards, Christopher J
- Abstract
Patients with RA have an increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD). This is due to traditional risk factors and the effects of chronic inflammation. MTX is the first-choice DMARD in RA. We performed a systematic literature review to determine whether MTX affects the risk of CVD in patients with RA.
- Publication
Rheumatology (Oxford, England), 2010, Vol 49, Issue 2, p295
- ISSN
1462-0332
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/rheumatology/kep366