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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Main Authors: Moman Aladdin Mohammad, David Erlinge, Martin Englund, Carl Turesson, Aladdin J Mohammad, Peter A Merkel, Pavlos Stamatis, Karl Gisslander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2024-04-01
Series:RMD Open
Online Access:https://rmdopen.bmj.com/content/10/2/e003960.full