Carotid @entity731 predicts incident @entity1187 in XXXX .

@entity1 @entity1187 @entity583 @entity6 @entity101 @entity2998 @entity1459 @entity741 @entity1167 @entity731 @entity204 @entity309
OBJECTIVE: The role of @entity731 in the @entity1187 ( @entity1187 ) that occur in @entity1 with @entity309 ( @entity309 ) has not been quantified in detail. We undertook this study to determine the extent to which @entity1187 are associated with @entity2998 in @entity309 . METHODS: We prospectively ascertained @entity1187 , defined as @entity583 , @entity1459 , @entity1167 , or @entity204 due to @entity741 , in an @entity309 cohort. We measured @entity2998 using high-resolution ultrasound. We used Cox proportional hazards models to estimate the association between @entity1187 and @entity731 , adjusting for demographic features, cardiovascular (CV) risk factors, and @entity309 manifestations. RESULTS: We performed carotid ultrasound on 636 @entity1 whom we followed up for 3,402 @entity1 -years. During this time, 84 @entity1 experienced 121 new or recurrent @entity1187 events, a rate of 3.5 @entity1187 events per 100 @entity1 -years (95% confidence interval [95% CI] 3.0-4.3). Among the 599 @entity1 without a history of @entity1187 , 66 incident @entity1187 events occurred over 3,085 @entity1 -years, an incidence of 2.1 @entity1187 events per 100 @entity1 -years (95% CI 1.7-2.7). The incidence of new @entity1187 events per 100 @entity1 -years was 1.1 (95% CI 0.6-1.7) among @entity1 without plaque, 2.5 (95% CI 1.7-3.8) among @entity1 with unilateral plaque, and 4.3 (95% CI 2.9-6.3) among @entity1 with bilateral plaque. Covariates associated with incident @entity1187 events independent of @entity731 included male sex, @entity6 , and a cumulative glucocorticoid dose of >=  20 gm. CONCLUSION: @entity731 is strongly associated with @entity1187 in @entity309 . @entity309 @entity1 with carotid plaque, multiple CV risk factors (particularly @entity6 or @entity101 ), many swollen joints, and a high cumulative dose of glucocorticoids, as well as @entity309 @entity1 who are @entity1 , are at high risk of @entity1187 .
