Publication Name	World Journal of Cardiology
Manuscript ID	32114
Country	United Kingdom

Received	2016-12-26 10:41
Peer-Review Started	2016-12-28 14:37
To Make the First Decision	2017-02-17 09:13
Return for Revision	2017-02-17 14:48
Revised	2017-03-15 20:16
Second Decision	2017-04-10 18:20
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2017-04-19 16:21
Articles in Press	2017-04-19 16:21
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Typeset the Manuscript	2017-07-14 01:34
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Category	Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Manuscript Type	Review
Article Title	Sudden cardiac death in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Sherry Masoud, Phang Boon Lim, George D Kitas and Vasileios Panoulas
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Vasileios F Panoulas, MD, MRCP, PhD, FESC, Department of Cardiology, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, Harefield Hospital, Hill End Road, Harefield, Greater, London UB9 6JH, United Kingdom. v.panoulas@imperial.ac.uk
Key Words	Sudden death; Rheumatoid arthritis; Cardiovascular; QT; Autonomic nervous sys­tem; Arrhy­thmia
Core Tip	Patients with rheumatoid arthritis are twice as likely to experience sudden cardiac death (SCD). This excess risk can only partially be explained by the higher rates of heart failure and ischaemic heart disease. Abnormalities of the autonomic nervous system, such as decreased heart rate variability, and abnormalities of ventricular repolarization parameters, such as QTc interval and QT dispersion, have also been implicated. In this article we review the interplay between these parameters and inflammation, exploring whether biologic agents and disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs may have a role in reducing the burden of SCD.
Publish Date	2017-07-26 14:22
Citation	Masoud S, Lim PB, Kitas GD, Panoulas V. Sudden cardiac death in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. World J Cardiol 2017; 9(7): 562-573
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8462/full/v9/i7/562.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v9.i7.562

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