title: Effect of rheumatoid arthritis or systemic lupus erythematosus on the risk of first-time acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: We explored the association between diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and the risk of developing a first-time acute myocardial infarction (AMI) by conducting a population-based, case-control analysis using data from the United Kingdom-based General Practice Research Database (GPRD). Among 8,688 patients with AMI and 33,329 matched controls, the adjusted odds ratio (ORs) of AMI for subjects with RA was 1.47 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.23 to 1.76), and in subjects with both RA and diagnosed hyperlipidemia, the OR was 7.12 (95% CI 4.16 to 12.18). The risk associated with SLE was 2.67 (95% CI 1.34 to 5.34). These results underline that RA and SLE increase the risk of AMI.
authors.affiliation: Basel Pharmacoepidemiology Unit, Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Lorenz M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: Raymond G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Schlienger
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Matter
authors.forename: Hershel
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jick
authors.forename: Christoph R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Meier
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016208:Databases, Factual / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012306:Risk; D012307:Risk Factors; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology