Cardiovascular risk estimation and management in rheumatoid arthritis: Comment on the EULAR evidence-based recommend-ations for cardiovascular risk management in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 32, Issue , 2014, Pages 16-17

  Ozen, Gulsen ^a   Direskeneli, H ^a   Inanc, N ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

AGE; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE ASSESSMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE DURATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE; GENDER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REYNOLDS RISK SCORE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SMOKING; SODIUM RESTRICTION; SYSTEMATIC CORONARY RISK EVALUATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WEIGHT CONTROL; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EUROPE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EUROPE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84922539719     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: 1593098X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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