Abstracts tagged "Cardiovascular and rheumatoid arthritis"

Abstract Number: 1220 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Occurrence and Morbidity of Lower Extremity Ulcer in Rheumatoid Arthritis – A Population Based Study
Adlene Jebakumar¹, Cynthia S. Crowson², Prabhu D. Udayakumar¹, Sherine E. Gabriel³ and Eric L. Matteson¹, ¹Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Health Sciences Research & Div of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Lower extremity (LE) ulcer is a known complication of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, little is known regarding the magnitude and morbidity associated with this…