Response to ‘Correspondence on ‘Impact of rheumatoid arthritis on major cardiovascular events in patients with and without coronary artery disease' by Jonget al

Autor: Kevin Kris Warnakula Olesen, Torkell Ellingsen, Dzenan Masic, Christine Gyldenkerne, Hans Erik Bøtker, Brian Bridal Løgstrup, Michael Maeng, Pernille Gro Thrane
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Løgstrup, B B, Olesen, K K W, Masic, D, Gyldenkerne, C, Thrane, P G, Ellingsen, T, Bøtker, H E & Maeng, M 2023, ' Response to 'Correspondence on 'Impact of rheumatoid arthritis on major cardiovascular events in patients with and without coronary artery disease" by Jong et al ', Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, vol. 82, no. 1 . https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-219231
ISSN: 1468-2060
0003-4967
Popis: We appreciate the interest and comments by Jong et al 1 concerning our study: ‘Impact of rheumatoid arthritis on major cardiovascular events in patients with and without coronary artery disease’.2 We would like to clarify and discuss the issues raised by Jong et al .1 The comments by our colleagues highlight many inherent limitations of an epidemiological study that may provide considerations for a future prospective randomised trial. First, Jong et al 1 note that that low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) level was not part of the baseline characteristics. The reason is that biochemical data are currently not available from the national Danish Registries. While we do agree with our colleagues that LDL-C …
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