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Reducing the cardiovascular disease burden in rheumatoid arthritis
Sharon Van Doornum1, Garry L R Jennings, Ian P Wicks
1Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, VIC. svd@unimelb.edu.au
Abstract:
Rheumatoid arthritis is associated with an increase in cardiovascular mortality and morbidity; this increase is independent of traditional cardiovascular risk factors. Effective treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs appears to reduce cardiovascular mortality. The optimal approach to prevention of cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis is evolving, but will include a combination of: cardiovascular risk factor screening and management; effective and sustained control of joint and systemic inflammation; and a high index of suspicion for silent cardiac disease.
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