@article {Ar{\`a}nega Gonzalezjrheum.190899, author = {Raquel Ar{\`a}nega Gonzalez and Jordi Juanola Pla and Concepci{\'o}n Falga Tirado and Carlos Lopera Marmol and M. Pilar Ortega Castillo and Ana Lafont Ruzafa}, title = {The Increased Risk of Thromboembolic Events in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis}, elocation-id = {jrheum.190899}, year = {2019}, doi = {10.3899/jrheum.190899}, publisher = {The Journal of Rheumatology}, abstract = {We read with great interest the article published in The Journal by Luque Ramos, et al1, in which the comorbidities of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are detailed, explaining specifically the thromboembolic processes. The authors mentioned that the risk was double in patients with RA compared to controls. We present 2 cases in which the diagnosis of pulmonary thromboembolism was made in patients whose only known risk factor was RA.}, issn = {0315-162X}, URL = {https://www.jrheum.org/content/early/2019/10/28/jrheum.190899}, eprint = {https://www.jrheum.org/content/early/2019/10/28/jrheum.190899.full.pdf}, journal = {The Journal of Rheumatology} }