Could cardiovascular disease risk stratification and management in rheumatoid arthritis be enhanced?

Ann Rheum Dis. 2013 Nov;72(11):1743-6. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-203911. Epub 2013 Aug 9.

Authors

Patrick H Dessein¹, Anne G Semb

Affiliation

¹ Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, , Johannesburg, South Africa.

PMID: 23933626
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-203911

No abstract available

Keywords: Cardiovascular Disease; Rheumatoid Arthritis; Treatment; Ultrasonography.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Algorithms*
Arthritis, Rheumatoid / complications*
Cardiovascular Diseases / diagnosis
Cardiovascular Diseases / etiology*
Humans
Risk Assessment / methods