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ReviewJournal of cardiovascular translational research2020

Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and Therapeutic Implications in Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Juli Halacoglu, Leticia A Shea

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Review in Journal of cardiovascular translational research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Juli HalacogluRueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions, School of Pharmacy, Regis University, 3333 Regis Blvd H-28, Denver, CO, 80221, USA.
Leticia A SheaRueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions, School of Pharmacy, Regis University, 3333 Regis Blvd H-28, Denver, CO, 80221, USA. lshea@regis.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-4861-2626
Regis University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) suffer from a magnitude of excess cardiovascular risk. A paradoxical lipid pattern has been observed in rheumatoid arthritis patients where low levels of total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein are associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease. This paper aims to break down the evidence explaining why patients with low to normal LDL, and total cholesterol have such excess cardiovascular risk. A component of the enhanced cardiovascular risk is systemic inflammation and the subsequent pro-atherogenic dyslipidemia patterns. Due to this "lipid paradox," current risk algorithms and guidelines designed for the general population may underestimate cardiovascular risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The purpose of this paper is to critically evaluate some of the discrepancies and layers of cardiovascular risk in RA patients, the role RA medication may have in mitigating or increasing cardiovascular risk, and the possible role of statin therapy.

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Antirheumatic AgentsArthritis, RheumatoidBiomarkersCardiovascular DiseasesCholesterolCholesterol, LDLDyslipidemiasHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsInflammation MediatorsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsAntirheumatic AgentsBiomarkersCholesterolCholesterol, LDLHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsInflammation MediatorsCardiovascular riskInflammatory diseaseLipid managementRheumatoid arthritisRisk calculators

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PMID32080804
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