ArticleBMC family practice2013
Cardiovascular screening in rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional primary care database study.
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- Diabetes mellitus and arthritis: is it a risk factor or comorbidity?: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Medicine · 2017Pooled it
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- Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Primary Care: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Utilisation of cardiovascular preventive services in a rheumatoid arthritis population-based cohort.RMD open · 2023Article
- Prevalence of Hypertension and Its Associated Risk Factors Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.International journal of general medicine · 2022Article
- Diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular risk management in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: an international audit.RMD open · 2021Article
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease prevention in rheumatoid arthritis.Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2020Review
- Physician Adherence to Treat-to-Target and Practice Guidelines in Rheumatoid Arthritis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019Review
- Cardiovascular risk assessment and treatment in chronic inflammatory disorders in primary care.Heart (British Cardiac Society) · 2016Article
- Prevalence of cardiovascular-related comorbidity in ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis in primary care: a matched retrospective cohort study.Clinical rheumatology · 2016Article
- An algorithm to identify rheumatoid arthritis in primary care: a Clinical Practice Research Datalink study.BMJ open · 2015Article
- Utility of different cardiovascular disease prediction models in rheumatoid arthritis.Journal of medicine and lifeArticle
- Cardiovascular risk score in Rheumatoid Arthritis.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
- The first national clinical audit for rheumatoid arthritis.British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing)Article
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backgroundPatients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are known to be at increased risk of vascular disease. It is not known whether screening for vascular risk factors occurs in primary care. The aim of this study was to determine whether guidance advocating cardiovascular screening in RA patients is being implemented in primary care.
methodsThis study was undertaken in a UK primary care consultation database. All patients with a diagnosis of RA between 2000 and 2008, and still registered with the GP practice in 2009 were matched by age, gender and GP practice to three non-RA patients. Evidence of screening for five traditional vascular risk factors (blood pressure, lipids, glucose, weight, smoking) was compared in those with and without RA using logistic regression models. A comparison was also made with diabetes.
results401 RA patients were identified and matched to 1198 non-RA patients. No differences in the overall rates of screening were found (all five risk factors: RA 24.9% vs no RA 25.6%), but RA patients were more likely to have a smoking status recorded (67% versus 62%). In contrast, those with diabetes were up to 12 times as likely to receive vascular screening.
conclusionsDespite the excess risk of vascular disease in patients with RA being of a similar magnitude to that seen in diabetes, patients with RA did not receive additional CVD screening in primary care, although this was achieved in patients with diabetes. More emphasis needs to be placed on ensuring those with RA are actively screened for cardiovascular disease in primary care.
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