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ArticleAnnals of medicine2021

Long-term outcomes after coronary artery bypass surgery in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Markus Malmberg, Antti Palomäki, Jussi O T Sipilä, Päivi Rautava, Jarmo Gunn, Ville Kytö

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Article in Annals of medicine, 2021. 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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  1. Myocardial infarction in rheumatic diseases.Rheumatology international · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Markus MalmbergHeart Center, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Antti PalomäkiCentre of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Division of Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.
Jussi O T SipiläDepartment of Neurology, North Karelia Central Hospital, Siun Sote, Joensuu, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-0183-9054
Päivi RautavaDepartment of Public Health, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Jarmo GunnHeart Center, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Ville KytöHeart Center, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-4521-1093
University of Turku · FIUniversity of Helsinki · FI

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the long-term outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (CABG) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

methodsPatients with RA (

resultsDiagnosis of RA was associated with an increased risk of mortality after CABG compared to patients without RA (HR 1.50; CI 1.28-1.77;

conclusionsRA is independently associated with worse prognosis in coronary artery disease treated with CABG. Preoperative corticosteroid use and longer RA disease duration are additional risk factors for mortality.Key messagesPatients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have impaired long-term outcomes after coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG).Glucocorticoid use before CABG and duration of RA are associated with higher mortality.Special attention should be paid in secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease in RA patients after CABG.

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AgedAged, 80 and overArthritis, RheumatoidCase-Control StudiesCoronary Artery BypassCoronary Artery DiseaseFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeCase-control studycoronary artery bypass grafting surgerycoronary artery diseaseoutcomesrheumatoid arthritis

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PMID34461789
PMCPMC8409967
OpenAlexW3197463958

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