PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Hand, Larry
ED  - van Sijl, Alper M.
TI  - CV Risk Persists in RA Patients despite Increased Medication Use for Both
DP  - 2013 Sep 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 7--8
VI  - 13
IP  - 8
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/8/7.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/8/7.full
AB  - Risk of cardiovascular disease\in patients with rheumatoid arthritis persisted at similar rates at 3- and 10-year follow-ups, despite the increased use of statins, antihypertensive agents, and tumor necrosis factor-blocking agents, according to a 10-year prospective study. This article presents data from the Cardiovacular Research and Rheumatoid Arthritis study [CARRÉ; Van Halm VP et al. Ann Rheum Dis 2009].