Influence of changes in cholesterol levels and disease activity on the 10 years cardiovascular risk estimated with different algorithms in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Ann Rheum Dis. 2020 Sep;79(9):e104. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-215715. Epub 2019 May 29.

Authors

Marco Fornaro^#¹, Fabio Cacciapaglia^#¹, Vincenzo Venerito¹, Giuseppe Lopalco¹, Florenzo Iannone²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Rheumatology Unit, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
² Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Rheumatology Unit, University of Bari, Bari, Italy florenzo.iannone@uniba.it.

^# Contributed equally.

PMID: 31142479
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-215715

No abstract available

Keywords: arthritis; cardiovascular disease; reactive arthritis.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Algorithms
Arthritis, Rheumatoid*
Cardiovascular Diseases*
Cholesterol, HDL
Humans
Risk Factors
Risk Management

Substances

Cholesterol, HDL