Key clinical point: Patients with incident rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have increased risks for venous thromboembolism (VTE), pulmonary embolism (PE), and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) than the general population.
Major finding: RA patients showed higher overall risks for VTE (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 1.28; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.20-1.36), PE (aHR, 1.25; 95% CI, 1.13-1.39), and DVT (aHR, 1.30; 95% CI, 1.21-1.40) after adjusting for VTE risk factors.
Study details: The data come from a population-based study involving 39,142 patients with incident RA and 78,078 matched non-RA controls.
Disclosures: The study was supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
Source: Li L et al. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2021 Jan 5. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keaa262 .