Cardiology co-management of rheumatoid arthritis patients with coronary artery disease as an intervention reduces hospitalization rates and adverse event occurrence

ConclusionPatients with regular cardiology follow-up demonstrated fewer cardiac-related adverse events. This suggests that co-management may have a role in adverse cardiac event risk reduction and should therefore be an early consideration.Key Points•Rheumatoid arthritis patients demonstrate higher rates of coronary disease compared to the general population. Traditional cardiac risk factors may not be entirely responsible for this phenomenon•Hospitalization rates and adverse event occurrence are significantly higher in patients with single-provider care (rheumatology only) compared to dual provider care (rheumatology and cardiology)•Cardiology co-management should be an early consideration in the management of RA patients•Early screening, risk stratification of coronary disease, and utilization of appropriate treatment algorithms are important to decrease morbidity and mortality
Source: Clinical Rheumatology - Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research