Comparison of the cardiovascular risk profile of rheumatoid arthritis versus hand osteoarthritis patients.

Mathieu, Sylvain; Lambert, C.; Fayet, Françoise; Couderc, Marion; Beauger, Marine; Malochet, Sandrine; Pickering, Marie-Eva; Tournadre, Anne; Soubrier, Martin

It is clear that there is an increased cardiovascular (CV) risk in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as a result of systemic inflammation. Hand osteoarthritis (HOA) patients, also have an increased CV risk, but the causes are still debated. Our objective was to compare CV risk factors and risk scores between HOA and RA patients. Thirty-five HOA patients were matched by age ( 3.2; n = 26). We found a higher CV risk in RA compared to HOA patients with moderate/high disease activity. The increased CV risk reported in OA remains to be confirmed in HOA, but these patients appear to have a pro-atherogenic lipid and glycemic profile.

HAND osteoarthritis; RHEUMATOID arthritis; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors; DISEASE risk factors; DYSLIPIDEMIA; BODY mass index

Rheumatology International, 2023, Vol 43, Issue 11, p2065

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Academic Journal

10.1007/s00296-023-05405-3