Background: Polymyalgia rheumatica is one of the most common inflammatory
rheumatologic conditions in older adults. Other inflammatory rheumatologic disorders are …

Introduction The present study was conducted to determine whether patients with
polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) are at an increased risk of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) …

Objective To systematically identify and appraise the existing literature on the association
between polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and vascular disease. Methods The Medline …

Background: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a relatively common rheumatic disease,
particularly in the elderly. Vasculitis is associated with PMR and theoretically makes such …

Objective To determine whether a diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is associated
with premature mortality. Methods We extracted anonymized electronic medical records of …

Objective To describe the patterns of care and direct medical costs of polymyalgia
rheumatica (PMR) to test the hypothesis that the direct medical costs incurred by patients …

Objective To determine time trends in the incidence and survival of polymyalgia rheumatica
(PMR) over a 15‐year period in Olmsted County, Minnesota, and to examine trends in …

Background and aim Comorbidities are known to exist in many rheumatological conditions.
Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common inflammatory rheumatological condition …

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Objective. To evaluate the incidence and risks of adverse events associated with therapy
(both corticosteroids [CS] and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs [NSAIDs]) among a …