Occurrence and relative risk of stroke in incident and prevalent contemporary rheumatoid arthritis
Conclusion
The magnitude of stroke risk is lower than for ischaemic heart disease in RA, and the evolvement of this risk from RA diagnosis may be slower. This suggests different driving forces behind these two RA co-morbidities and has implications for the clinical follow-up of patients with RA.
Source: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases - Category: Rheumatology Authors: Holmqvist, M., Gransmark, E., Mantel, A., Alfredsson, L., Jacobsson, L. T. H., Wallberg-Jonsson, S., Askling, J. Tags: Immunology (including allergy), Connective tissue disease, Degenerative joint disease, Musculoskeletal syndromes, Rheumatoid arthritis Clinical and epidemiological research Source Type: research
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