Disease activity influences the reclassification of rheumatoid arthritis into very high cardiovascular risk
Abstract Background Previous studies have shown that risk chart algorithms, such as the Systematic Coronary Risk Assessment (SCORE), often underestimate the actual cardiovascular (CV) risk of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In contrast, carotid ultrasound was found to be useful to identify...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-06-01
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Series: | Arthritis Research & Therapy |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-021-02542-7 |