Modifiable cardiovascular risk factors in Rheumatoid Arthritis
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Modifiable cardiovascular risk factors in Rheumatoid Arthritis
OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors in Rheumatoid Arthritis patients at tertiary care hospital. METHODS During this study 246 patients of Rheumatoid Arthritis were enrolled from outpatients department of Medicine of Central Park Medical College Hospital, Lahore from July 1, 2016 to January 31, 2017. Demographic data and questions related to study wer...
متن کاملAssociations of obesity with modifiable risk factors for the development of cardiovascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
OBJECTIVES To assess the association of body mass index (BMI) with modifiable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS BMI, disease activity, selected CVD risk factors and CVD medication were assessed in 378 (276 women) patients with RA. Patients exceeding accepted thresholds in >or=3 CVD risk factors were classified as having the metabolic...
متن کاملCardiovascular risk score in Rheumatoid Arthritis
OBJECTIVE To determine the 10-year Cardiovascular risk score with QRISK-2 and Framingham risk calculators in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Non Rheumatoid Arthritis subjects and asses the usefulness of QRISK-2 and Framingham calculators in both groups. METHODS During the study 106 RA and 106 Non RA patients age and sex matched participants were enrolled from outpatient department. Demographic data ...
متن کاملCardiovascular risk factors in inflammatory arthritis.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW To assess factors that promote atherogenesis and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Also, to determine how control of inflammation with conventional and biological antirheumatic drugs affects cardiovascular risk. RECENT FINDINGS An excess risk of CVD occurs early in the RA disease course and indeed may predate disease onset. Inflammation is a key driv...
متن کاملModifiable Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Indigenous Populations
Objective. To identify modifiable cardio-metabolic and lifestyle risk factors among indigenous populations from Australia (Aboriginal Australians/Torres Strait Islanders), New Zealand (Māori), and the United States (American Indians and Alaska Natives) that contribute to cardiovascular disease (CVD). Methods. National health surveys were identified where available. Electronic databases identifi...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1681-715X
DOI: 10.12669/pjms.334.12798