Weight Fluctuation and the Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Joshua F BakerGeorge ReedJoel M KremerPublished in: Arthritis care & research (2020)
Recent changes and high variability in weight predict CV events in RA, particularly among thin patients. Further study is necessary to determine if weight fluctuation has adverse cardiometabolic consequences that are independent of other risk factors.
Keyphrases
- cardiovascular events
- body mass index
- weight loss
- risk factors
- physical activity
- end stage renal disease
- weight gain
- coronary artery disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- body weight
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- type diabetes
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- patient reported outcomes
- disease activity
- ankylosing spondylitis
- electronic health record