RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Hand, Larry
T1 CV Risk Persists in RA Patients despite Increased Medication Use for Both
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2013
FD SAGE Publications
VO 13
IS 8
SP 7
OP 8
DO 10.1177/155989771308003
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/8/7.abstract
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].