Effectiveness of statins on total cholesterol and cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis

There is increasing prevalence of hypercholesterolemia among patients with osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We examined the effectiveness of statins on total cholesterol (TC), cardiovascular (CV) morbidity, and mortality in patients with OA or RA. A population-based cohort study wa...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of rheumatology Jg. 39; H. 1; S. 32
Hauptverfasser:	Sheng, Xia, Murphy, Michael J, Macdonald, Thomas M, Wei, Li
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	Canada 01.01.2012
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Arthritis, Rheumatoid - blood Arthritis, Rheumatoid - complications Arthritis, Rheumatoid - mortality Cardiovascular Diseases - blood Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology Cardiovascular Diseases - mortality Cholesterol - blood Cohort Studies Databases, Factual Female Humans Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors - therapeutic use Hypercholesterolemia - blood Hypercholesterolemia - drug therapy Hypercholesterolemia - etiology Male Middle Aged Osteoarthritis - blood Osteoarthritis - complications Osteoarthritis - mortality
ISSN:	1499-2752, 1499-2752
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