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From: Points to consider in cardiovascular disease risk management among patients with rheumatoid arthritis living in South Africa, an unequal middle income country

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Statin therapy in Sub-Saharan African patients with RA: suggested indications, doses and targets (points to consider 2.2.1 to 2.2.6). CVD: cardiovascular disease; MD; moderate dose; HD: high dose; US: ultrasound; CKD-EPI: Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration estimated glomerular filtration rate; CFUS: carotid and femoral artery ultrasound; GFR: glomerular filtration rate; ACVD: atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; DM: diabetes mellitus; TOD: target organ damage; CKD: chronic kidney disease; C: cholesterol; LDL-C: low density lipoprotein cholesterol

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