All-cause mortality and serious cardiovascular events in people with hip and knee osteoarthritis: a population based cohort study.

All-cause mortality and serious cardiovascular events in people with hip and knee osteoarthritis: a population based cohort study.

Because individuals with osteoarthritis (OA) avoid physical activities that exacerbate symptoms, potentially increasing risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and death, we assessed the relationship between OA disability and these outcomes.In a population cohort aged 55+ years with at least moderatel...

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Main Authors: Gillian A Hawker, Ruth Croxford, Arlene S Bierman, Paula J Harvey, Bheeshma Ravi, Ian Stanaitis, Lorraine L Lipscombe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3946823?pdf=render

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