Myocardial infarction in a population-based cohort of patients with biopsy-confirmed giant cell arteritis in southern Sweden
Objectives To determine the incidence rate (IR) of myocardial infarction (MI), relative risk of MI, and impact of incident MI on mortality in individuals with biopsy-confirmed giant cell arteritis (GCA).Methods MIs in individuals diagnosed with GCA 1998–2016 in Skåne, Sweden were identified by searc...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2024-04-01
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Series: | RMD Open |
Online Access: | https://rmdopen.bmj.com/content/10/2/e003960.full |