Overview of Rheumatic IMIDs, their treatments, and cardiac complications.

Summarize the clinical features and pathophysiology of common rheumatic IMIDs, including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis.

Discuss treatment strategies for IMIDs, including conventional DMARDs, biologics, and small molecules, and their cardiovascular implications.

Recognize the spectrum of cardiac complications associated with rheumatic IMIDs and their clinical significance.

<p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">A primer for cardiologists on the basic Rheumatic IMIDs, including Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA), and Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS). It covers their clinical presentation, pathophysiology, treatment algorithms (DMARDS and Biologics), and specific cardiac complications</span></p>

1c - Primer - Rheumatic IMIDs

UK CARDIO-IMID Hub

Introduction to Cardio-Rheumatology

Sam Killen

Introduction to cardio-rheumatology, IMIDs, and an overview of the course modules.

1a. An introduction to cardio-rheumatology & the CARDIO-IMID educational platform

Introduction to CVD in IMID patients, focusing on inflammation, atherosclerosis, and imaging.

1b. Primer - CVD: ASCVD, inflammatory cardiomyopathy, HF, valvular disease

The role of the immune system and inflammation in ischemic cardiovascular disease.

1d - Immune basis and targeted management of ischaemic CVD  in general population CVD

Exploring how inflammation and immune pathways contribute to cardiomyopathy.