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Article: Task force calls for annual heart screening in rheumatoid arthritis.(Rheumatology)
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- Internal Medicine News
- Article date:
- December 15, 2008
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Patients with rheumatoid arthritis should be assessed annually for cardiovascular risk factors because their heart disease risk profile equates to that of type 2 diabetics, a EULAR task force concluded.
"Cardiovascular risk management is urgently needed for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and psoriatic arthritis," said Dr. Michael T. Nurmohamed, speaking on behalf of EULAR's cardiovascular disease risk management task force at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology.
Task force recommendations highlighted at the meeting included:
* Characterizing RA, ankylosing spondylitis, and ...