Methotrexate effects in patients with rheumatoid arthritis with cardiovascular comorbidity

被引:135
作者
Landewé, RBM
van den Borne, BEEM
Breedveld, FC
Dijkmans, BAC
机构
[1] Univ Hosp Maastricht, Dept Rheumatol, NL-6202 AZ Maastricht, Netherlands
[2] Catharina Hosp, Dept Pulmonol, Eindhoven, Netherlands
[3] Leiden Univ, Med Ctr, NL-2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands
[4] Free Univ Amsterdam Hosp, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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D O I
10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02222-4
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 [临床医学]; 100201 [内科学];
摘要
Methotrexate, an antirheumatic drug that may increase serum homocysteine, significantly increases mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and cardiovascular comorbidity.
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页码:1616 / 1617
页数:2
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