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ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2025

Aspirin does not confer protection against major ischemic vascular events in patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis.

Chao Gao, Qiqi Hou, Hongxia Cao, Cangtuo Li, Xu Peng, Quanle Han, Shouling Wu, Kangbo Li

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Article in The Journal of international medical research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Chao GaoCatheterization Unit, Tangshan Central Hospital, Tangshan, China.
Qiqi HouGraduate School, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Hongxia CaoCatheterization Unit, Tangshan Gongren Hospital, Tangshan, China.
Cangtuo LiDepartment of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Tangshan Gongren Hospital, Tangshan, China.
Xu PengChongqing Emergency Medical Center, Chongqing, China.
Quanle HanDepartment of Cardiology, Tangshan Gongren Hospital, Tangshan, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3200-9224
Shouling WuDepartment of Cardiology, Kailuan General Hospital, Tangshan, China.
Kangbo LiSchool of Clinical Medicine, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0186-3265

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Abstract

objectiveRheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by inflammatory arthritis and extra-articular involvement. Patients with RA are at increased risk of developing cardiovascular diseases. This retrospective cohort study aimed to determine whether acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin [ASA]) protects against major ischemic vascular events in patients diagnosed with RA.

methodsPatients with RA were recruited from a population of 118, 500 participants who were enrolled into the Kailuan Cohort Study between 2014 and 2016. Information regarding demographic characteristics, anthropometric measures, and medical histories were documented. Patients with RA who underwent ASA therapy were propensity score matched at a ratio of 1:4 with patients with RA who did not receive ASA. The risk of ischemic vascular events (myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke) was examined. The relationship between ASA therapy and major ischemic vascular events was analyzed by Cox proportional hazards regression.

resultsA total of 939 patients with RA were included (189 who received ASA and 750 who did not). During the 3.3-year follow-up, six and 35 major ischemic vascular events occurred in the ASA and non-ASA groups, respectively, with no significant between-group difference in the cumulative incidence of such events. Cox proportional hazards regression analysis showed that ASA therapy was not associated with major vascular ischemic events and its subtypes.

conclusionsASA did not confer protection against major ischemic vascular events in patients diagnosed with RA.

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Arthritis, RheumatoidAspirinIschemic StrokeMyocardial InfarctionAdultAgedFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsAspirinaspirinischemic strokemyocardial infarctionprimary preventionRheumatoid arthritis

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PMID39917854
PMCPMC11806481

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