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ArticleCureus2020

Risk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Kheraj Mal, Ratan Kumar, Farah Mansoor, Navneet Kaur, Anil Kumar, Sidra Memon, Amber Rizwan

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Article in Cureus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Kheraj MalCardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Sukkur, PAK.
Ratan KumarCardiology, Khairpur Medical College, Nawabshah, PAK.
Farah MansoorInternal Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, PAK.
Navneet KaurInternal Medicine, Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Buchu Kalan, IND.
Anil KumarCardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Sukkur, PAK.
Sidra MemonInternal Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, PAK.
Amber RizwanFamily Medicine, Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center, Karachi, PAK.
Jinnah Sindh Medical University · PKSukkur IBA University · PKJinnah Postgraduate Medical Center · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory, and multisystem disease, which, along with the joints, can involve the cardiovascular system. The treatment of rheumatoid arthritis or rheumatoid arthritis itself can lead to atherosclerosis, which is considered one of the major causes by which it can affect the cardiovascular system. In this study, we will assess the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with rheumatoid arthritis as compared to the general population. Method This case-control study was conducted from January 2018 to November 2018. Two-hundred twenty-two (222) patients with diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis were included as cases in the study. Two-hundred eleven (211) patients were included in the study as the control group (patients without rheumatoid arthritis). All the data were recorded in a self-structured questionnaire. Result Participants with rheumatoid arthritis also showed an increased risk of myocardial infarction (MI) by an odds ratio of 2.50 (95% CI; 0.77-8.14). There was also an increased risk of cardiovascular death in participants with rheumatoid arthritis by an odds ratio of 1.99 (0.58-6.71). Conclusion The study suggests that rheumatoid arthritis along with joint inflammation can also affect the cardiovascular system. Hence, a multidisciplinary team of rheumatologists and cardiologists should manage patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, which will improve morbidity and mortality in such patients.

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autoimmune diseasescardiovascular eventsmyocardial infarctionrheumatoid arthritis

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PMID33505813
PMCPMC7823064
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