New paper on the association of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA) with cardiovascular diseases

Evidence of the association of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA) with the full range of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is limited. This new study, led by Farr researchers, examined the relationship of the PMR and GCA with the first clinical presentation of the 12 most common CVDs in an unselected population-based cohort of men and women. The study's findings were that in this large contemporary population-based cohort the presence of PMR and/or GCA was not associated with an increased risk of CVDs or cerebrovascular diseases regardless of PMR/GCA duration.Pujades-Rodriguez M, Duyx B, Thomas SL, Stogiannis 2, Smeeth L, Hemingway H. Associations between polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis and 12 cardiovascular diseases. Heart 2016; 102(5):383-9. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2015-308514. Epub 2016 Jan 19.

Evidence of the association of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA) with the full range of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is limited. This new study, led by Farr researchers, examined the relationship of the PMR and GCA with the first clinical presentation of the 12 most common CVDs in an unselected population-based cohort of men and women. The study's findings were that in this large contemporary population-based cohort the presence of PMR and/or GCA was not associated with an increased risk of CVDs or cerebrovascular diseases regardless of PMR/GCA duration.

Pujades-Rodriguez M, Duyx B, Thomas SL, Stogiannis 2, Smeeth L, Hemingway H. Associations between polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis and 12 cardiovascular diseases. Heart 2016; 102(5):383-9. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2015-308514. Epub 2016 Jan 19.