Statin indication according to the 2019 World Health Organization cardiovascular disease risk charts and carotid ultrasound in Mexican mestizo rheumatoid arthritis patients

Statin indication according to the 2019 World Health Organization cardiovascular disease risk charts and carotid ultrasound in Mexican mestizo rheumatoid arthritis patients

Abstract Background We aimed to assess the concordance of recommendation for initiating statin therapy according to the 2019 World Health Organization (WHO) cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk charts and to the presence of carotid plaque (CP) identified with carotid ultrasound in Mexican mestizo rheum...

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Main Authors: Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado, Iris J. Colunga-Pedraza, Jose R. Azpiri-Lopez, Natalia Guajardo-Jauregui, Alejandra B. Rodriguez-Romero, Julieta Loya-Acosta, Alejandro Meza-Garza, Jesus A. Cardenas-de la Garza, Salvador Lugo-Perez, Jessica N. Castillo-Treviño
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-01-01
Series:Advances in Rheumatology
Subjects:
Rheumatoid arthritis
Cardiovascular risk
Carotid atherosclerosis
Ultrasound imaging
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42358-022-00235-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s42358-022-00235-6

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