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Fragility Fractures Are Associated with an Increased Risk for Cardiovascular Events in Women and Men with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population-based Study
Orla Ni Mhuircheartaigh, Cynthia S. Crowson, Sherine E. Gabriel, Veronique L. Roger, L. Joseph Melton III and Shreyasee Amin
The Journal of Rheumatology January 2017, jrheum.160651; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.160651
Orla Ni Mhuircheartaigh
From the St. Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, and Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, and Division of Rheumatology, and Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. Supported by research grants P01 AG04875-24 and R01 AR046849 and made possible by the Rochester Epidemiology Project (R01-AG034676) from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH. O. Ni Mhuircheartaigh, MB, BCh, BAO, BSc, MRCPI, St. Vincent’s Hospital; C.S. Crowson, MS, Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic; S.E. Gabriel, MD, MSc, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; V.L. Roger, MD, MPH, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic and Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic; L.J. Melton III, MD, MPH, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic; S. Amin, MD, CM, MPH, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, and Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Amin, Associate Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA. E-mail: amin.shreyasee@mayo.edu. Accepted for publication December 8, 2016.
Cynthia S. Crowson
From the St. Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, and Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, and Division of Rheumatology, and Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. Supported by research grants P01 AG04875-24 and R01 AR046849 and made possible by the Rochester Epidemiology Project (R01-AG034676) from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH. O. Ni Mhuircheartaigh, MB, BCh, BAO, BSc, MRCPI, St. Vincent’s Hospital; C.S. Crowson, MS, Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic; S.E. Gabriel, MD, MSc, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; V.L. Roger, MD, MPH, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic and Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic; L.J. Melton III, MD, MPH, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic; S. Amin, MD, CM, MPH, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, and Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Amin, Associate Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA. E-mail: amin.shreyasee@mayo.edu. Accepted for publication December 8, 2016.
Sherine E. Gabriel
From the St. Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, and Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, and Division of Rheumatology, and Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. Supported by research grants P01 AG04875-24 and R01 AR046849 and made possible by the Rochester Epidemiology Project (R01-AG034676) from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH. O. Ni Mhuircheartaigh, MB, BCh, BAO, BSc, MRCPI, St. Vincent’s Hospital; C.S. Crowson, MS, Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic; S.E. Gabriel, MD, MSc, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; V.L. Roger, MD, MPH, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic and Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic; L.J. Melton III, MD, MPH, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic; S. Amin, MD, CM, MPH, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, and Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Amin, Associate Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA. E-mail: amin.shreyasee@mayo.edu. Accepted for publication December 8, 2016.
Veronique L. Roger
From the St. Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, and Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, and Division of Rheumatology, and Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. Supported by research grants P01 AG04875-24 and R01 AR046849 and made possible by the Rochester Epidemiology Project (R01-AG034676) from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH. O. Ni Mhuircheartaigh, MB, BCh, BAO, BSc, MRCPI, St. Vincent’s Hospital; C.S. Crowson, MS, Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic; S.E. Gabriel, MD, MSc, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; V.L. Roger, MD, MPH, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic and Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic; L.J. Melton III, MD, MPH, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic; S. Amin, MD, CM, MPH, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, and Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Amin, Associate Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA. E-mail: amin.shreyasee@mayo.edu. Accepted for publication December 8, 2016.
L. Joseph Melton III
From the St. Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, and Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, and Division of Rheumatology, and Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. Supported by research grants P01 AG04875-24 and R01 AR046849 and made possible by the Rochester Epidemiology Project (R01-AG034676) from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH. O. Ni Mhuircheartaigh, MB, BCh, BAO, BSc, MRCPI, St. Vincent’s Hospital; C.S. Crowson, MS, Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic; S.E. Gabriel, MD, MSc, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; V.L. Roger, MD, MPH, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic and Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic; L.J. Melton III, MD, MPH, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic; S. Amin, MD, CM, MPH, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, and Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Amin, Associate Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA. E-mail: amin.shreyasee@mayo.edu. Accepted for publication December 8, 2016.
Shreyasee Amin
From the St. Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, and Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, and Division of Rheumatology, and Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. Supported by research grants P01 AG04875-24 and R01 AR046849 and made possible by the Rochester Epidemiology Project (R01-AG034676) from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH. O. Ni Mhuircheartaigh, MB, BCh, BAO, BSc, MRCPI, St. Vincent’s Hospital; C.S. Crowson, MS, Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic; S.E. Gabriel, MD, MSc, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; V.L. Roger, MD, MPH, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic and Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic; L.J. Melton III, MD, MPH, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic; S. Amin, MD, CM, MPH, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, and Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Amin, Associate Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA. E-mail: amin.shreyasee@mayo.edu. Accepted for publication December 8, 2016.
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The Journal of Rheumatology Jan 2017, jrheum.160651; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.160651
Fragility Fractures Are Associated with an Increased Risk for Cardiovascular Events in Women and Men with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population-based Study
Orla Ni Mhuircheartaigh, Cynthia S. Crowson, Sherine E. Gabriel, Veronique L. Roger, L. Joseph Melton, Shreyasee Amin
The Journal of Rheumatology Jan 2017, jrheum.160651; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.160651