Abstracts tagged "atherosclerosis and epidemiologic methods"

Abstract Number: 196 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Risk of Subsequent Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease After the First Unprovoked Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Gulsen Ozen¹, Sofia Pedro ², Rebecca Schumacher ², Teresa Simon ³ and Kaleb Michaud ¹, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²Forward, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, ³Bristol-Myers Squibb*, Princeton, NJ
Background/Purpose: With the advent of JAK inhibitors has come increased concerns for the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), which was already known to be increased…
Abstract Number: 923 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
First Cardiovascular Event in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Do Patients with Venous Thromboembolism Have a Different Risk Profile Than Patients with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease?
Gulsen Ozen¹, Sofia Pedro ², Rebecca Schumacher ², Teresa Simon ³ and Kaleb Michaud ¹, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²Forward, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, ³Bristol-Myers Squibb*, Princeton, NJ
Background/Purpose: Chronic inflammation is linked to increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in RA that may manifest as venous thromboembolism (VTE) or atherosclerotic CVD (ASCVD).…