Cardiovascular disease prevalence in patients with inflammatory arthritis, diabetes mellitus and osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study in primary care

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There is accumulating evidence for an increased cardiovascular burden in inflammatory arthritis, but the true magnitude of this cardiovascular burden is still debated. We sought to determine the prevalence rate of non-fatal cardiovas...

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Main Authors: Nielen Markus MJ, van Sijl Alper M, Peters Mike JL, Verheij Robert A, Schellevis François G, Nurmohamed Michael T
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/13/150