ACR 2022 Tweet by Catherine Sims, MD

Early TNFi use and cardiovascular events in AS

Abstract #0415 #ACR22 @RheumNow

📍17.6k patients, 91% male, 80% white
📍TNFi initiators were younger with lower prev. of HTN and DM
📍TNFi was associated with higher risk of incident CVD, CVA, and MACE