Engelsk titel: Possible connection between osteoarthritis and cardiovascular disease
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Författare:
Turkiewicz, Aleksandra
;
Englund, Martin
Email: aleksandra.turkiewicz@med.lu.se
Språk: Swe
Antal referenser: 21
Dokumenttyp:
Översikt
UI-nummer: 14067962
Sammanfattning
Osteoarthritis and cardiovascular disease are both highly prevalent diseases that have a number of common risk factors, such as age, overweight and obesity. Other possible pathways in which those two diseases may be related include chronic inflammation and treatment with NSAIDs. Patients with painful osteoarthritis may have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, e.g., due to reduced physical activity level. As a consequence, when seeing a patient with osteoarthritis, in addition to the symptomatic treatment for their osteoarthritis, the presence of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors such as high blood pressure, smoking and overweight should be considered and addressed. The benefits and drawbacks of the treatment with NSAID should also be considered, especially in patients with cardiovascular risk factors.