Predictive utility of cardiovascular risk prediction algorithms in inflammatory rheumatic diseases: A systematic review.

CONCLUSION: Our study confirmed that general risk algorithms mostly underestimate and at times overestimate cardiovascular risk in rheumatic patients. We did not find studies that evaluated models for psoriasis or AS, which further demonstrates a need for research in these populations.
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Source: J Rheumatol - August 14, 2019 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Colaco K, Ocampo V, Ayala AP, Harvey P, Gladman D, Piguet V, Eder L Tags: J Rheumatol Source Type: research