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- Title
Lipid screening and statins alongside disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
- Authors
Navarro-Millán, Iris; Goyal, Parag; Safford, Monika M
- Abstract
The author discusses the importance of screening for hyperlipidaemia in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and proposes a simple approach for improved screening in this at-risk population. Topics discussed include the "lipid paradox" in RA and the need for close monitoring of cholesterol levels because of increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risks in RA patients. Also mentioned is the value of the American Heart Asspociation cholesterol treatment guidelines in managing hyperlipidaemia in RA.
- Subjects
BIOTHERAPY; ANTIRHEUMATIC agents; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors; HIGH density lipoproteins; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; LIPIDS; LOW density lipoproteins; MEDICAL screening; RHEUMATOID arthritis; RHEUMATOLOGISTS; RISK assessment; SERIAL publications; STATINS (Cardiovascular agents); DISEASE complications
- Publication
Rheumatology, 2019, Vol 58, Issue 6, p933
- ISSN
1462-0324
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.1093/rheumatology/key302