Aortic calcification in rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged between 15 and 74 years; 2. Clinically confirmed RA; 3. There should be at least one chest CT examination before treatment, and the interval between two chest CT examinations before and after treatment should be more than one year.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. History of radiotherapy and chemotherapy for malignant tumors; 2. Hyperparathyroidism; 3. Patients with chronic kidney disease or long-term regular hemodialysis; 4. Combined with other rheumatic and immune diseases; 5. Other diseases requiring long-term use of hormones (> 6 months).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| CT aortic calcification score;major adverse cardiovascular events;prevalence of aortic calcification in patients with RA; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University