In the multidisciplinary Dutch guideline on Cardiovascular Risk Management (revision 2011) the recommendation for preventive treatment of elevated risks of cardiovascular disease in patients with arthritis lacks a trial-based justification. This section should therefore be removed. Introduction of clinical guidelines with recommendations justified by evidence of an unacceptably low grade is a growing international tendency that should be stopped.

hdl.handle.net/1765/91251
Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde
Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam

Thomas, S. (2011). [Determining cardiovascular risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: prove the efficacy of interventions first]. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, 155(29). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/91251