Research ArticleArticle
The Effect of Statin Use on Mortality in Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
April M. Jorge, Na Lu, Sarah F. Keller, Sharan K. Rai, Yuqing Zhang and Hyon K. Choi
The Journal of Rheumatology September 2018, jrheum.171389; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.171389
April M. Jorge
From the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. This project was supported in part by the Ruth L. Kirschstein Institutional National Research Service Award T32-AR-007258 and National Institutes of Health Grant P60-AR-047785. A.M. Jorge, MD, Graduate Assistant, Research Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School; N. Lu, MPH, Research Assistant, Massachusetts General Hospital; S.F. Keller, MD, Rheumatology Fellow, Research Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School; S.K. Rai, MSc, Research Assistant, Massachusetts General Hospital; Y. Zhang, DSc, Faculty, Harvard Medical School; H.K. Choi, MD, PhD, Professor, Harvard Medical School. Address correspondence to Dr. A.M. Jorge, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St., Bulfinch 165, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA. E-mail: AMJorge@mgh.harvard.edu. Accepted for publication May 11, 2018.
Na Lu
From the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. This project was supported in part by the Ruth L. Kirschstein Institutional National Research Service Award T32-AR-007258 and National Institutes of Health Grant P60-AR-047785. A.M. Jorge, MD, Graduate Assistant, Research Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School; N. Lu, MPH, Research Assistant, Massachusetts General Hospital; S.F. Keller, MD, Rheumatology Fellow, Research Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School; S.K. Rai, MSc, Research Assistant, Massachusetts General Hospital; Y. Zhang, DSc, Faculty, Harvard Medical School; H.K. Choi, MD, PhD, Professor, Harvard Medical School. Address correspondence to Dr. A.M. Jorge, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St., Bulfinch 165, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA. E-mail: AMJorge@mgh.harvard.edu. Accepted for publication May 11, 2018.
Sarah F. Keller
From the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. This project was supported in part by the Ruth L. Kirschstein Institutional National Research Service Award T32-AR-007258 and National Institutes of Health Grant P60-AR-047785. A.M. Jorge, MD, Graduate Assistant, Research Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School; N. Lu, MPH, Research Assistant, Massachusetts General Hospital; S.F. Keller, MD, Rheumatology Fellow, Research Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School; S.K. Rai, MSc, Research Assistant, Massachusetts General Hospital; Y. Zhang, DSc, Faculty, Harvard Medical School; H.K. Choi, MD, PhD, Professor, Harvard Medical School. Address correspondence to Dr. A.M. Jorge, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St., Bulfinch 165, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA. E-mail: AMJorge@mgh.harvard.edu. Accepted for publication May 11, 2018.
Sharan K. Rai
From the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. This project was supported in part by the Ruth L. Kirschstein Institutional National Research Service Award T32-AR-007258 and National Institutes of Health Grant P60-AR-047785. A.M. Jorge, MD, Graduate Assistant, Research Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School; N. Lu, MPH, Research Assistant, Massachusetts General Hospital; S.F. Keller, MD, Rheumatology Fellow, Research Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School; S.K. Rai, MSc, Research Assistant, Massachusetts General Hospital; Y. Zhang, DSc, Faculty, Harvard Medical School; H.K. Choi, MD, PhD, Professor, Harvard Medical School. Address correspondence to Dr. A.M. Jorge, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St., Bulfinch 165, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA. E-mail: AMJorge@mgh.harvard.edu. Accepted for publication May 11, 2018.
Yuqing Zhang
From the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. This project was supported in part by the Ruth L. Kirschstein Institutional National Research Service Award T32-AR-007258 and National Institutes of Health Grant P60-AR-047785. A.M. Jorge, MD, Graduate Assistant, Research Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School; N. Lu, MPH, Research Assistant, Massachusetts General Hospital; S.F. Keller, MD, Rheumatology Fellow, Research Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School; S.K. Rai, MSc, Research Assistant, Massachusetts General Hospital; Y. Zhang, DSc, Faculty, Harvard Medical School; H.K. Choi, MD, PhD, Professor, Harvard Medical School. Address correspondence to Dr. A.M. Jorge, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St., Bulfinch 165, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA. E-mail: AMJorge@mgh.harvard.edu. Accepted for publication May 11, 2018.
Hyon K. Choi
From the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. This project was supported in part by the Ruth L. Kirschstein Institutional National Research Service Award T32-AR-007258 and National Institutes of Health Grant P60-AR-047785. A.M. Jorge, MD, Graduate Assistant, Research Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School; N. Lu, MPH, Research Assistant, Massachusetts General Hospital; S.F. Keller, MD, Rheumatology Fellow, Research Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School; S.K. Rai, MSc, Research Assistant, Massachusetts General Hospital; Y. Zhang, DSc, Faculty, Harvard Medical School; H.K. Choi, MD, PhD, Professor, Harvard Medical School. Address correspondence to Dr. A.M. Jorge, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St., Bulfinch 165, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA. E-mail: AMJorge@mgh.harvard.edu. Accepted for publication May 11, 2018.
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The Effect of Statin Use on Mortality in Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
April M. Jorge, Na Lu, Sarah F. Keller, Sharan K. Rai, Yuqing Zhang, Hyon K. Choi
The Journal of Rheumatology Sep 2018, jrheum.171389; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.171389