Abstracts tagged "metabolic syndrome and thrombosis"

Abstract Number: 2160 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018
Effect of the Metabolic Syndrome on Incident Vascular Events and Mortality in Four Rheumatic Diseases: An 8-Year Longitudinal Analysis
Chi Chiu Mok¹, Chiu Sum Chu¹, Ling Yin Ho², Kar Li Chan¹, Sau Mei Tse¹ and Chi Hung To³, ¹Medicine, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ²Dept of Medicine, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong, ³Medicine, Pok Oi Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Background/Purpose: To study the effect of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) on incident vascular events and mortality in 4 rheumatic diseases over an 8-years’ follow-up. Methods:…