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Cardiovascular, rheumatologic, and pharmacologic predictors of stroke in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A nested, case–control study†

  1. Zurab Nadareishvili1,
  2. Kaleb Michaud2,
  3. John M. Hallenbeck3,
  4. Frederick Wolfe4,‡,*

Article first published online: 30 JUL 2008

DOI: 10.1002/art.23935

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Arthritis Care & Research

Arthritis Care & Research

Volume 59, Issue 8, pages 1090–1096, 15 August 2008

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Nadareishvili, Z., Michaud, K., Hallenbeck, J. M. and Wolfe, F. (2008), Cardiovascular, rheumatologic, and pharmacologic predictors of stroke in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A nested, case–control study. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 59: 1090–1096. doi: 10.1002/art.23935

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  1. 1

    Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC

  2. 2

    University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, and National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, Kansas

  3. 3

    National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland

  4. 4

    National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases and University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita

  1. ‡

    Dr. Wolfe has received consultant fees (less than $10,000) from Bristol-Myers Squibb.

*National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases, 1035 North Emporia, Suite 288, Wichita, KS 67214

  1. †

    The National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases has conducted safety registries for Centocor, Sanofi-Aventis, and Bristol-Myers Squibb, and has received research grants from Abbott, Amgen, Wyeth-Australia, Merck, and Pfizer.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 30 JUL 2008
  2. Article first published online: 30 JUL 2008
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 28 JAN 2008
  4. Manuscript Received: 9 SEP 2007

Funded by

  • Abbott
  • Amgen
  • Wyeth-Australia
  • Merck
  • Pfizer

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