Incidence of cardiovascular events in polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis amongst an Asian population: Propensity score matched cohort study

Background The hypothesis that patients with polymyalgia rheumatica ( PMR ) or giant cell arteritis ( GCA ) have a high risk for future cardiovascular diseases has not been adequately tested. The aim of this study is to evaluate this hypothesis in Japan, where the prevalence and severity of PMR and GCA are the lowest. Methods A propensity score matched cohort study was conducted at St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, from 2003 to...