Excess risk of cardiovascular events in RA patients decreased since start of 21st century

(European League Against Rheumatism) The results of a meta-analysis presented for the first time today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology 2017 press conference showed that the excess risk of cardiovascular events in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients relative to the general population has decreased since the year 2000.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news