TNF Blockers Not Associated With Poorer Pregnancy Outcomes

TNF Blockers Not Associated With Poorer Pregnancy Outcomes

Continuing a tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) during pregnancy does not increase risk of worse fetal or obstetric outcomes, according to new research presented at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2023 Annual Meeting. Patients who continued a TNFi also had fewer severe infections requiring hospitalization, compared with those who stopped taking the medication during …

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ORBITA-2 Saves Interventional Cardiology, Questions Guidance

ORBITA-2 Saves Interventional Cardiology, Questions Guidance

When Christopher Rajkumar, MD, presented the positive results of ORBITA-2, the second placebo-controlled trial of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in stable angina, you could almost feel the relief of cardiologists at the American Heart Association meeting. All is right again. Thank goodness. The first ORBITA trial stunned our community when it showed that PCI compared …

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