The role of traditional cardiovascular risk factors among patients with rheumatoid arthritis

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  • Sharmayne R E Brady
  • Barbora de Courten
  • Christopher M Reid
  • Flavia M Cicuttini
  • Maximilian de Courten
  • Danny Liew
People with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared with the general population. We investigated the relative contribution of traditional cardiovascular risk factors to this elevated risk.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Rheumatology
Volume36
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)34-40
Number of pages7
ISSN0315-162X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2009

    Research areas

  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Blood Glucose, Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus, Female, Food Habits, Humans, Hypertension, Life Style, Lipids, Male, Middle Aged, Prevalence, Risk Factors, Smoking

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