rspНаучно-практическая ревматологияRheumatology Science and Practice1995-44841995-4492IMA-PRESS, LLC10.14412/1995-4484-2018-272-279rsp-2559Research ArticleМЕЖДУНАРОДНЫЕ И РОССИЙСКИЕ РЕКОМЕНДАЦИИ ПО ЛЕЧЕНИЮ РЕВМАТИЧЕСКИХ ЗАБОЛЕВАНИЙINTERNATIONAL AND RUSSIAN GUIDELINES FOR THE TREATMENT OF RHEUMATIC DISEASESПо материалам новых рекомендаций Европейской антиревматической лиги (EULAR) по снижению кардиоваскулярного риска у пациентов с воспалительными артритами – 2015/2016: общая характеристика и дискуссионные проблемыACCORDING TO THE MATERIALS OF THE 2015/2016 NEW EUROPEAN LEAGUE AGAINST RHEUMATISM (EULAR) GUIDELINES FOR REDUCING CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY ARTHRITIS: GENERAL CHARACTERIZATION AND DISCUSSION PROBLEMSПопковаТ. В.PopkovaT. V.

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popkovatv@mail.ruНовиковаД. С.NovikovaD. S.

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ФГБНУ «Научно-исследовательский институт ревматологии им. В.А. Насоновой»РоссияV.A. Nasonova Research Institute of RheumatologyRussian Federation201814072018563272279Copyright © Попкова Т.В., Новикова Д.С., 20182018Попкова Т.В., Новикова Д.С.Popkova T.V., Novikova D.S.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://rsp.mediar-press.net/rsp/article/view/2559

По материалам Европейской антиревматической лиги (EULAR) в статье представлены новые рекомендации по снижению кардиоваскулярного риска у пациентов с воспалительными артритами – 2015/2016. Определены три основных принципа профилактики сердечно-сосудистых заболеваний при ревматоидном артрите и других хронических воспалительных артритах, дана общая характеристика рекомендаций с обсуждением дискуссионных проблем.

According to the materials of the 2015/2016 new European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) guidelines for reducing cardiovascular risk in patients with inflammatory arthritis. The authors identify three main principles of prevention of cardiovascular diseases in rheumatoid arthritis and other chronic inflammatory arthritis and provide a general characterization of the guidelines, by reviewing the discussion problems.

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