title: Rheumatoid arthritis: treating cardiovascular risk in RA requires multidisciplinary care.
abstract: Rheumatoid arthritis is associated with an excess risk of cardiovascular disease, but current cardiovascular risk models might not be adequate to fully predict individual risk in a patient with this disease. Does the solution lie in closer collaboration between rheumatologists and cardiologists?
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905 USA.
authors.forename: Rekha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mankad
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences Research, Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905 USA.
authors.forename: Sherine E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Gabriel
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D002309:Cardiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012219:Rheumatology; D012307:Risk Factors