ACCORDING TO THE MATERIALS OF THE 2015/2016 NEW EUROPEAN LEAGUE AGAINST RHEUMATISM (EULAR) GUIDELINES FOR REDUCING CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY ARTHRITIS: GENERAL CHARACTERIZATION AND DISCUSSION PROBLEMS

Abstract

According to the materials of the 2015/2016 new European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) guidelines for reducing cardiovascular risk in patients with inflammatory arthritis. The authors identify three main principles of prevention of cardiovascular diseases in rheumatoid arthritis and other chronic inflammatory arthritis and provide a general characterization of the guidelines, by reviewing the discussion problems.

Keywords

• chronic inflammatory arthritis
• rheumatoid arthritis
• cardiovascular disease
• cardiovascular risk
• prevention of cardiovascular events