Abstracts tagged "lipids and rheumatic disease"

Abstract Number: 1253 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018
Lipid Screening and Treatment Patterns Among Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
Alexander Peck¹, Gilbert Ortega², Jawad Bilal³, Ella Starobinska², Phan Saligrama² and Dominick Sudano⁴, ¹Division of Internal Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, ²Internal Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Tucson, AZ, ³Internal Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, ⁴University of Arizona Arthritis Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Background/Purpose: The importance of lipid management is well recognized in rheumatic diseases. In fact, annual cardiovascular risk assessment is especially recommended for individuals with rheumatoid…