Coronary Artery Disease in Adults With a History of Juvenile Arthritis

Objective To define the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) in adults with a history of juvenile arthritis (JA). Methods We used the National Health and Nutrition Examination 2007–2014 surveys. Two comparison groups were identified: a random sample of patients without arthritis, and respondents with reported having rheumatoid arthritis (RA). CAD was defined as a “yes” response to the survey question, “Have you ever been told you had congestive...