Traditional cardiovascular risk factors, inflammation and cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis

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...

Cardiovascular 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 ...

Inflammation, insulin resistance, and aberrant lipid metabolism as cardiovascular risk factors in rheumatoid arthritis.

High-grade inflammation, circulating adiponectin concentrations and cardiovascular risk factors in severe rheumatoid arthritis.

OBJECTIVE To assess whether obesity and systemic inflammation are potential determinants of circulating adiponectin concentrations and whether low adiponectin levels cluster with metabolic syndrome features that are previously documented cardiovascular risk factors in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS We investigated 33 RA patients who were treated with the TNF-alpha antagonist infliximab, i...

Cardiovascular 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...