Cardiovascular safety of biologic therapies for the treatment of RA.

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Published in Nat Rev Rheumatol on November 15, 2011

Authors

Jeffrey D Greenberg1, Victoria Furer, Michael E Farkouh

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Rheumatology, New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, 301 East 17th Street, Suite 1410, New York, NY 10003, USA. jeffrey.greenberg@ nyumc.org

Associated clinical trials:

A Study of Tocilizumab in Comparison to Etanercept in Participants With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors | NCT01331837

Cardiovascular Risk Markers in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: Effect of Rituximab Therapy | NCT00844714

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