Five-year administration of tocilizumab to a patient with rheumatoid arthritis complicated by severe chronic heart failure

• Published in: Nihon Rinshō Menʾeki Gakkai kaishi Vol. 37; no. 6; pp. 488 - 492
• Main Authors: SUZUKI, Akitake, TAMAMURA, Toshitake, OKAI, Takahiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan 2014
• Subjects: Adult; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized - administration & dosage; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - complications; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - drug therapy; Chronic Disease; Diagnostic Imaging; Drug Therapy, Combination; Heart Failure - diagnosis; Heart Failure - etiology; Humans; Male; Methotrexate - administration & dosage; Middle Aged; Severity of Illness Index; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome

We herein described the long-term administration of tocilizumab (TCZ) to a patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) complicated by three vessel coronary artery disease and severe heart failure (HF). A 41-year-old male was admitted to our hospital with exacerbated RA and congestive HF. Cardiac ultrason...