In this case-study, published by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), the aims and objectives of the UK CARDIO-IMID Partnership are outlined, and context provided regarding how the Partnership sits within the established infrastructure of the NIHR Biomedical Research Centres and British Heart Foundation Centres of Research Excellence. The full article can be found here: https://www.nihr.ac.uk/story/nihr-partnership-creates-uk-wide-network-improve-cardiovascular-outcomes-patients
In this letter published in Rheumatology, authored by our chief investigator Professor Maya H. Buch and UK CARDIO-IMID Partnership members from Manchester, we present the results of a UK-wide survey of 85 rheumatology clinicians seeking to understand how cardiovascular risk assessment in patients with IMIDs is approached in the hospital setting, and perspectives on cardiovascular imaging. The findings emphasise a need and demand for improved education and training in rheumatology concerning cardiovascular risk assessment and imaging, as well as the development of integrated cardio-rheumatology services. The full article can be found here: https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keae567
We are pleased to announce release of the first publication from the UK CARDIO-IMID Partnership. In this Nature Reviews Rheumatology article, authored by our core investigators, we summarise current concepts on the potentially targetable inflammatory mechanisms of cardiovascular pathology in rheumatic IMIDs and discuss how these concepts can be considered for the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular involvement across rheumatic IMIDs, with an emphasis on the potential of cardiovascular imaging for risk stratification, early detection and prognostication. The full article can be found here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41584-024-01149-x
