Gaps in Addressing Cardiovascular Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Assessing Performance using Cardiovascular Quality Indicators.

CONCLUSION: Gaps in CVD risk management were found and highlight the need for quality improvements. Key targets for improvement include coordination of CVD care between rheumatology and primary care, and communication of increased CVD risk in RA.
PMID: 27481908 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: J Rheumatol - July 31, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Barber CE, Esdaile JM, Martin LO, Faris P, Barnabe C, Guo S, Lopatina E, Marshall DA Tags: J Rheumatol Source Type: research