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Abstracts tagged "cardiovascular disease and primary care"

  • Abstract Number: 2776 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013

    Ankylosing Spondylitis Is Associated With An Increased Likelihood Of Cardiovascular Disease: A Nationwide Matched Cohort Study In Primary Care

    Linda E. Dean1, Gary J. Macfarlane1, Alan G. MacDonald2 and Gareth T. Jones1, 1Musculoskeletal Research Collaboration (Epidemiology Group), University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, 2Department of Rheumatology, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk is well established in rheumatoid arthritis but less so in ankylosing spondylitis (AS).  Due to a similar inflammatory profile, AS…
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