2021
Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis in HIV Infection: Epidemiology and Treatment
Hanberg JS, Hsieh E, Akgün KM, Weinstein E, Fraenkel L, Justice AC, Team T. Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis in HIV Infection: Epidemiology and Treatment. Arthritis & Rheumatology 2021, 73: 2189-2199. PMID: 34042306, DOI: 10.1002/art.41802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntirheumatic AgentsArthritis, RheumatoidComorbidityFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceConceptsDisease-modifying antirheumatic drugsIncident rheumatoid arthritisDiagnosis of RARA patientsRheumatoid arthritisRheumatoid factorUninfected individualsRheumatology/European AllianceHigh titersVeterans Aging Cohort StudyRA-specific autoantibodiesRheumatology 2010 criteriaTenth Revision codesAging Cohort StudyIncidence rate ratiosHigh autoantibody titersICD-10 codesDMARD useUninfected veteransAntirheumatic drugsAutoantibody titersCohort studyImmunosuppressed populationHIV infectionMedical charts
2018
Recent Abacavir Use Increases Risk of Type 1 and Type 2 Myocardial Infarctions Among Adults With HIV
Elion RA, Althoff KN, Zhang J, Moore RD, Gange SJ, Kitahata MM, Crane HM, Drozd DR, Stein JH, Klein MB, Eron JJ, Silverberg MJ, Mathews WC, Justice AC, Sterling TR, Rabkin CS, Mayor AM, Klein DB, Horberg MA, Bosch RJ, Eyawo O, Palella FJ. Recent Abacavir Use Increases Risk of Type 1 and Type 2 Myocardial Infarctions Among Adults With HIV. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2018, 78: 62-72. PMID: 29419568, PMCID: PMC5889316, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFramingham risk scoreEffect of abacavirMyocardial infarctionHazard ratioHepatitis C virus infectionType 1Type 2 myocardial infarctionCrude hazard ratioC virus infectionIncident myocardial infarctionInjection drug useHistory of AIDSUse increases riskMarginal structural modelsCohort CollaborationLow CD4Antiretroviral therapyKidney functionMI outcomesTime-dependent confoundingRisk factorsMI occurrenceVirus infectionIncrease riskRisk score