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Adjunctive Chinese Herbal Products Therapy Reduces the Risk of Ischemic Stroke Among Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
We performed a retrospective cohort study to investigate the association between the risk of ischemic stroke (IS) and the use of Chinese herbal products (CHP) in combination with western medicine (WM) among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The data were sourced from the registry for beneficiaries, inpatient and ambulatory care claims, and Registry for Catastrophic Illness from the National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) in Taiwan between 1997 and 2011. Patients, who were newly diagnosed with RA between 1997 and 2010, were classified as the CHP group or non-CHP group depending on the presence of absence ...
Source: Frontiers in Pharmacology - March 3, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Predicting the Risk of Ischemic Stroke among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Using a Simplified RA-CHADSV Score Based on the CHA2DS2-VASc Score.
CONCLUSIONS: A simplified RA-CHADSV score, with comparable efficiency as the CHA2DS2-VASc score, but easier to use clinically was developed for predicting the risk of ischemic stroke among non-AF RA patients. PMID: 32059458 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Medicina (Kaunas) - February 11, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Hsu CW, Ng KJ, Lu MC, Koo M Tags: Medicina (Kaunas) Source Type: research

Biological agents reduce cardiovascular events in rheumatoid arthritis non-responsive to tumor necrosis factor-inhibitors – a national cohort study
ConclusionsRA TNFi non-responder patients who received second line tocilizumab or abatacept had more benefit on CV events prevention compared with rituximab.
Source: Canadian Journal of Cardiology - January 16, 2020 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 3831: Incidence of Cellulitis Following Acupuncture Treatments in Taiwan
Conclusions: A variety of chronic diseases may increase the risk of cellulitis after acupuncture. Physicians asked about past medical history before acupuncture might help to reduce cellulitis.
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - October 10, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Shun-Ku Lin Jui-Ming Liu Pin-Hsuan Wang Sheng-Ping Hung Ren-Jun Hsu Heng-Chang Chuang Po-Hung Lin Tags: Article Source Type: research

Use of Chinese herbal medicines by rheumatoid arthritis patients was associated with lower risk of stroke: A retrospective cohort study.
CONCLUSION: The CHMs use was associated with lower risk of stroke for RA patients, suggesting that it could be integrated into conventional therapy to prevent subsequent stroke incident. PMID: 31331548 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - July 25, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Lai NS, Livneh H, Fan YH, Lu MC, Liao HH, Tsai TY Tags: Complement Ther Med Source Type: research

Do rheumatoid arthritis patients have more major complications and length of stay after lower extremities fracture surgery?: A nationwide data with propensity score matching
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a high risk of cardiovascular diseases and fractures. This retrospective cohort study explored whether patients with RA face higher complication risks or longer hospital stays than other patients when they had a lower limb fracture that required the surgery. Patients aged>45 years who received lower limb fracture surgeries between 2005 and 2012 were selected from the National Health Insurance Research Database, and 10 related variables including sex and age were used in propensity score matching to pair RA patients with non-RA patients in a 1:4 ratio. The final study sample comp...
Source: Medicine - July 1, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research

Potential benefits of biologics on stroke and mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A nationwide population ‐based cohort study in Taiwan
ConclusionBiologics used in RA patients have been shown to have a beneficial impact on improving clinical outcomes, including decreased risks of death and stroke. The economic burden from costs of biologics may be alleviated by improving outcomes.
Source: International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases - June 24, 2019 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Chao ‐Hsiun Tang, Fun Yu, Ching‐Ya Huang, Der‐Yuan Chen Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

The effect of rheumatoid arthritis on the risk of cerebrovascular disease and coronary artery disease in young adults
ConclusionRA is an independent risk factor for CVD/CAD in young adults. The government should develop policies for preventing early onset hypertension to reduce the incidence of CVD/CAD among young patients with RA.
Source: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association - July 10, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Rheumatoid arthritis significantly increased recurrence risk after ischemic stroke/transient ischemic attack
This study provides the first evidence that RA significantly increased recurrence IS/TIA risk. The changes of TG/HDL-C ratio may play some roles in the recurrence IS/TIA risk in RA patients. In addition, our results suggest that smoking increases the risk of recurrent IS/TIA in RA patients and reinforces the need for aggressive smoking cessation efforts in RA patients.
Source: Journal of Neurology - June 2, 2018 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Cardiovascular (CV) Risk after Initiation of Abatacept versus TNF Inhibitors in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with and without Baseline CV Disease.
CONCLUSION: In this large cohort of publicly or privately insured patients with RA in the United States, ABA was associated with a 20% reduced risk of CVD versus TNFi. While this observational study is subject to potential residual confounding, our results were consistent in patients with baseline CVD. PMID: 29764964 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: J Rheumatol - May 15, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Jin Y, Kang EH, Brill G, Desai RJ, Kim SC Tags: J Rheumatol Source Type: research

Effect on Risk of Stroke and Acute Myocardial Infarction of Nonselective Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
There are still debates on the association of increased cardiovascular risk with the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) because of inconsistent results. Therefore, our study aims to evaluate the transient effects of selective and nonselective NSAIDs on the risk of stroke and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in patients with RA. We conducted a case-crossover study of 5,921 stroke or AMI patients with co-morbidity of RA. All cases were identified from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Database between January 1, 2006, and December 31, 2011, according to the Int...
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - February 12, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Yih-Ru Chen, Fang-I Hsieh, Chi-Ching Chang, Nai-Fang Chi, Hsin-Chiao Wu, Hung-Yi Chiou Source Type: research

Effect on Risk of Stroke and Acute Myocardial Infarction of Nonselective Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
There are still debates on the association of increased cardiovascular risk with the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients because of inconsistent results. Therefore, our study aims to evaluate the transient effects of selective and nonselective NSAIDs on the risk of stroke and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in patients with RA. We conducted a case-crossover study of 5,921 stroke or AMI patients with comorbidity of RA. All cases were identified from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Database between January 1, 2006, through December 31, 2011 according to the Intern...
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - February 12, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Yih-Ru Chen, Fang-I Hsieh, Chi-Ching Chang, Nai-Fang Chi, Hsin-Chiao Wu, Hung-Yi Chiou Source Type: research

Risk of major comorbidities among workers with hemophilia: A 14-year population-based study
In this study, we investigated the incidence of comorbidities and their risk factors among workers with hemophilia. The study compared the incidence and risk factors of the major comorbidities of 411 workers with hemophilia enrolled in Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database between 1997 and 2010 with an age- and sex-matched general population. Compared with the general population, workers with hemophilia had higher risks for hemorrhagic stroke, arthritis/arthropathy, and knee/hip replacement among workers with hemophilia after multivariate adjustment, with hazard ratios (95% CI) of 4.60 (2.81–7.53), 4.03 ...
Source: Medicine - February 1, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research