Risk of major adverse cardiovascular events among patients with rheumatoid arthritis after initial CT-based diagnosis and treatment.
Annette de ThurahIna Trolle AndersenAndreas Bugge TinggaardAnders Hammerich RiisJosephine TherkildsenHans Erik BøtkerMorthen BøttcherEllen-Margrethe HaugePublished in: RMD open (2021)
In patients referred to cardiac CT due to chest pain, we found a trend of an association between RA and the combined primary outcome, supporting that RA per se, but in particular seropositive and active RA, may increase the risk of CAD even after initial CAD diagnosis and treatment.
Keyphrases
- cardiovascular events
- coronary artery disease
- rheumatoid arthritis
- end stage renal disease
- computed tomography
- disease activity
- image quality
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- contrast enhanced
- cardiovascular disease
- dual energy
- ankylosing spondylitis
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- positron emission tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- type diabetes
- left ventricular
- heart failure
- emergency department
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- magnetic resonance
- interstitial lung disease
- atrial fibrillation
- patient reported outcomes
- pet ct