Uveitis as a Risk Factor for Developing Acute Myocardial Infarction in Ankylosing Spondylitis: A National Population-Based Longitudinal Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease. Excess cardiovascular risks were well recognized in patients with AS and were attributed to prolonged systemic inflammation. Uveitis is one of the most common extra-articular symptoms of AS and is also considered an indicator of systemic inflammation. This study aimed to investigate whether uveitis was a risk factor for developing acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in patients with AS using the National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD).

Methods

Data were collected from the NHIRD over a fifteen-year period. Variables were analyzed using the Pearson chi-square test and Fisher's exact test. Risk factors for the occurrence of AMI were examined by calculating hazard ratio. Kaplan-Meier analysis was

SUBMITTER: Lai YF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8787117 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature