Clinical and epidemiologic aspects of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Special emphasis on cardiovascular outcome and risk factors Bergström, Ulf 2011 Link to publication Citation for published version (APA): Bergström, U. (2011). Clinical and epidemiologic aspects of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Special emphasis on cardiovascular outcome and risk factors. [Doctoral Thesis (compilation), Internal Medicine - Epidemiology]. Unit of Rheumatology, Dept of Clinical Sciences, Malmö. Total number of authors: 1 General rights Unless other specific re-use rights are stated the following general rights apply: Copyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. • Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research. • You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain • You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal Read more about Creative commons licenses: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ Take down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. LUND UNIVERSITY PO Box 117 221 00 Lund +46 46-222 00 00 Clinical and epidemiologic aspects of Rheumatoid Arthritis C lin Special emphasis on cardiovascular outcome and risk factors ic a l a n d e Ulf Bergström p id e m io lo g ic a s p e c ts o f R h e u m a to id A r th ritis — S p e c ia l e m p h a s is o n c a rd io v a s c u la r o u tc o m e a n d ris k fa c to rs ISSN 1652-8220 ISBN 978-91-86671-90-7 Department of Clinical Sciences 2 Lund University, Faculty of Medicine Doctoral Dissertation Series 2011:42 01 Section of Rheumatology 1 Printed by: Wallin & Dalholm Lund University Lund 2011 Malmö, Sweden Clinical and epidemiologic aspects of Rheumatoid Arthritis Special emphasis on cardiovascular outcome and risk factors Ulf Bergström Avdelningen för Reumatologi, Institutionen för Kliniska Vetenskaper, Malmö Lunds Universitet Akademisk avhandling som med vederbörligt tillstånd av Medicinska Fakulteten vid Lunds Universitet för avläggande av doktorsexamen i medicinsk vetenskap kommer att offentligen försvaras i Medicinska klinikens aula, Ingång 35, Skånes Universitetssjukhus, Malmö, Torsdagen den 19 Maj 2011 klockan 09.00. Fakultetsopponent: Nicola Goodson, MD, PhD Senior Lecturer in Rheumatology, University of Liverpool. Handledare: Carl Turesson, docent, Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Skånes Universitetssjukhus, Malmö. Biträdande handledare: Lennart Jacobsson, professor, Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Skånes Universitetssjukhus, Malmö. Clinical and epidemiologic aspects of Rheumatoid Arthritis Special emphasis on cardiovascular outcome and risk factors Ulf Bergström Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Unit of Rheumatology, Lund University, Sweden. Thesis Spring 2011 Correspondence and reprint requests to: Dr Ulf Bergström Department of Rheumatology Skåne University Hospital S-205 02 Malmö Sweden Ph: 46 40 336442 FAX: 46 40 337011 E-mail: [email protected] Cover page photo of painting ”Two Sisters (On the Terrace)” by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) ISSN 1652-8220 ISBN 978-91-86671-90-7 Lund University, Faculty of Medicine Doctoral Dissertation Series 2010:126 Printed in Sweden by Wallin & Dalholm, Lund 2011 Layout by Viola Toth Sörensson, Malmö 2011 Dedicated to my beloved and most missing Parents Berit and Greger. The pain passes, but the beauty remains Pierre-Auguste Renoir Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory of the climb. Sir Winston Churchill