Trends in the occurrence of ischaemic heart disease over time in rheumatoid arthritis: 1821 patients from 1972 to 2017.

Christian L Alsing T W Nystad Jannicke Igland C G Gjesdal Helga Midtbø Grethe Seppola Tell Bjørg-Tilde Svanes Fevang

Published in: Scandinavian journal of rheumatology (2022)

Incidence rates and excess events of AMI and IHD in RA patients declined from 1972 to 2017. There were no excess AMI or IHD events in RA patients diagnosed after 1998 compared with the general population.

Keyphrases

ejection fraction
rheumatoid arthritis patients
newly diagnosed
rheumatoid arthritis
disease activity
prognostic factors
risk assessment
risk factors
coronary artery disease
pulmonary hypertension
ankylosing spondylitis
acute coronary syndrome
systemic sclerosis
patient reported