Challenges of developing a cardiovascular risk calculator for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Cynthia S CrowsonSilvia RollefstadGeorge D KitasPiet L C M van RielSherine E GabrielAnne Grete Sembnull null

Published in: PloS one (2017)

Efforts to develop a specific CVD risk calculator for patients with RA yielded 2 potential models including RA disease characteristics, but neither demonstrated improved performance compared to risk calculators designed for use in the general population. Challenges encountered and lessons learned are discussed in detail.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis
disease activity
ankylosing spondylitis
quality improvement
systemic lupus erythematosus
risk assessment
human health
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis