Highlights
- •SCORE with age adjustment overestimates cardiovascular risk in RA patients.
- •SAF measurement yields similar results compared to the SCORE without age adjustment.
- •SCORE with no age adjustment combined with SAF might be the best strategy for RA.
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Publication history
Published online: June 25, 2019
Received in revised form:
May 23,
2019
Received:
March 18,
2019
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