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Table 1 Criteria for cardiovascular events in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

1. MI	Definite MI based on history, ECG and cardiac enzymes²¹,²²
2. Angina pectoris	History of typical chest pain with compatible ECG or myocardial scintigraphy, stress ECG or stress echocardiogram
3. Haemorrhagic stroke	Clinical diagnosis verified by CT or autopsy
4. Non‐haemorrhagic or non‐specified stroke	(A) Clinical diagnosis by a neurologist or (B) clinical diagnosis verified by CT or autopsy
5. Transient ischaemic attack	Clinical diagnosis
6. Amaurosis fugax	Clinical diagnosis
7. Aortic aneurysm	(A) Diameter increased >50% compared with normal or
	(B) diameter >3.0 cm in abdominal aorta²¹
	Verified by ultrasound/CT or at autopsy
8. Renal artery stenosis	Verified by ultrasound/renal scintigraphy/angiography
9. PVD or atherosclerosis obliterans	(A) Clinical diagnosis (supported by documented
	vascular physical examination) and
	(B) ankle/brachial index <0.9 or angiography confirming PVD if performed
10. Arterial thromboembolism	Clinical diagnosis supported by angiography or autopsy

CT, computed tomography; ECG, electrocardiogram; MI, myocardial infarction; PVD, peripheral vascular disease.