María A Martín-Martínez, Santos Castañeda, Carlos González-Juanatey, Fernando Sánchez-Alonso, Carmen García-Gómez, Ruth López-González, Jesús Babío-Herraiz, Antonio Juan-Mas, María P Moreno-Gil, Carmen O Sánchez-González, Montserrat Romera-Baurés, José A Pinto-Tasende, Jesús Tornero-Molina, Dolores Fábregas-Canales, Javier Llorca, Miguel A González-Gay
OBJECTIVES: To determine the incidence and risk factors of first cardiovascular event (CVE) in patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases (CIRD). METHODS: Analysis of data after 2.5 years of follow-up from the prospective study CARMA project, that includes patients with CIRD [rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and psoriatic arthritis (PsA)] and matched individuals without CIRD from 67 hospitals in Spain. CVE cumulative incidence per 1000 patients was calculated after 2...
September 2019: Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology