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Objective
To identify longitudinal predictors of discordance between patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and their health care providers, where patient global assessment of disease activity is substantially higher than provider global assessment.
Methods
This retrospective case–control study included 102 cases with positive discordance (i.e., ≥25 mm between patient and provider global assessments)...
Objective
To determine trends in the incidence and clinical presentation of ankylosing spondylitis (AS), the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and cardiovascular (CV) risk factors among patients with AS and compare the observed incidence of CVD with that predicted by the Framingham Risk Score (FRS).
Methods
A population‐based inception cohort of residents of Olmsted County, Minnesota age...