Timing and Predictors of Incident Cardiovascular Disease in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Risk Occurs Early and Highlights Racial Disparities

The Georgians Organized Against Lupus (GOAL) Cohort was supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC; 3U58DP001487- 05W2 and U01DP05119). The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the CDC. S. Garg, MD, MS, Assistant Professor, C.M. Bartels, MD, MS, Associate Professor, Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin; G. Bao, MPH, Senior Statistician, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; C.G. Helmick, MD, Professor, Division of Population Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; C. Drenkard, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, S.S. Lim, MD, MPH, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, and Department of Epidemiology, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The authors declare no conflicts of interest relevant to this article. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Garg, Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 1685 Highland Ave, MFCB #4122, Madison, WI 53705, USA. Email: sgarg@medicine.wisc.edu. Accepted for publication July 20, 2022.

The Georgians Organized Against Lupus (GOAL) Cohort was supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC; 3U58DP001487- 05W2 and U01DP05119). The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the CDC. S. Garg, MD, MS, Assistant Professor, C.M. Bartels, MD, MS, Associate Professor, Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin; G. Bao, MPH, Senior Statistician, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; C.G. Helmick, MD, Professor, Division of Population Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; C. Drenkard, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, S.S. Lim, MD, MPH, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, and Department of Epidemiology, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The authors declare no conflicts of interest relevant to this article. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Garg, Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 1685 Highland Ave, MFCB #4122, Madison, WI 53705, USA. Email: sgarg@medicine.wisc.edu. Accepted for publication July 20, 2022.

The Georgians Organized Against Lupus (GOAL) Cohort was supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC; 3U58DP001487- 05W2 and U01DP05119). The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the CDC. S. Garg, MD, MS, Assistant Professor, C.M. Bartels, MD, MS, Associate Professor, Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin; G. Bao, MPH, Senior Statistician, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; C.G. Helmick, MD, Professor, Division of Population Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; C. Drenkard, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, S.S. Lim, MD, MPH, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, and Department of Epidemiology, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The authors declare no conflicts of interest relevant to this article. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Garg, Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 1685 Highland Ave, MFCB #4122, Madison, WI 53705, USA. Email: sgarg@medicine.wisc.edu. Accepted for publication July 20, 2022.

The Georgians Organized Against Lupus (GOAL) Cohort was supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC; 3U58DP001487- 05W2 and U01DP05119). The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the CDC. S. Garg, MD, MS, Assistant Professor, C.M. Bartels, MD, MS, Associate Professor, Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin; G. Bao, MPH, Senior Statistician, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; C.G. Helmick, MD, Professor, Division of Population Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; C. Drenkard, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, S.S. Lim, MD, MPH, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, and Department of Epidemiology, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The authors declare no conflicts of interest relevant to this article. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Garg, Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 1685 Highland Ave, MFCB #4122, Madison, WI 53705, USA. Email: sgarg@medicine.wisc.edu. Accepted for publication July 20, 2022.

The Georgians Organized Against Lupus (GOAL) Cohort was supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC; 3U58DP001487- 05W2 and U01DP05119). The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the CDC. S. Garg, MD, MS, Assistant Professor, C.M. Bartels, MD, MS, Associate Professor, Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin; G. Bao, MPH, Senior Statistician, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; C.G. Helmick, MD, Professor, Division of Population Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; C. Drenkard, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, S.S. Lim, MD, MPH, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, and Department of Epidemiology, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The authors declare no conflicts of interest relevant to this article. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Garg, Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 1685 Highland Ave, MFCB #4122, Madison, WI 53705, USA. Email: sgarg@medicine.wisc.edu. Accepted for publication July 20, 2022.

The Georgians Organized Against Lupus (GOAL) Cohort was supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC; 3U58DP001487- 05W2 and U01DP05119). The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the CDC. S. Garg, MD, MS, Assistant Professor, C.M. Bartels, MD, MS, Associate Professor, Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin; G. Bao, MPH, Senior Statistician, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; C.G. Helmick, MD, Professor, Division of Population Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; C. Drenkard, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, S.S. Lim, MD, MPH, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, and Department of Epidemiology, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The authors declare no conflicts of interest relevant to this article. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Garg, Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 1685 Highland Ave, MFCB #4122, Madison, WI 53705, USA. Email: sgarg@medicine.wisc.edu. Accepted for publication July 20, 2022.