ACR Meeting Abstracts
Abstract Number: 304 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014
Jason Anderson1, Katelyn Anderson1, Hanne Aulie2, Cynthia S. Crowson3, Thomas Mason II4, Stacy P. Ardoin5, Ann M. Reed6 and Berit Flato7, 1Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway, 3Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 4Division of Rheumatology - Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 5Pediatric & Adult Rheumatology, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, 6Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 7Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Background/Purpose: Several studies suggest an increased frequency of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, but little is known about CVD risk in patients…