ACR Meeting Abstracts
Abstract Number: 370 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013
Dimitrios A. Pappas1, Ani John2, Jeffrey R. Curtis3,4, George W. Reed5, Tanya Sommers5, Jeffrey D. Greenberg6, Ashwini Shewade2 and Joel M. Kremer7, 1Columbia University, New York, NY, 2Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA, 3Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 4University of Alabama at Birmingham, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Birmingham, AL, 5CORRONA, Inc., Southborough, MA, 6Departments of Medicine (Rheum Div) and Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY, 7Albany Medical College and The Center for Rheumatology, Albany, NY
Background/Purpose: RA is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular (CV) disease. Hyperlipidemia is a recognized risk factor for CVD. This study followed the changes…