Abstract: This invention includes methods for assessing and treating risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a subject with an inflammatory disease, for example rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Provided are methods for assessing risk, for recommending therapy, for prognosis and monitoring, and for treatment, which are advantageously accurate for CVD in RA. The methods include measuring quantitative data for biomarkers, calculating a CVD risk score for a subject using training data, and validating the CVD risk score with a set of validation clinical data.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to educational systems, and may include methods of using a computer system to create student records in a database; methods of using a computer system to present student records stored in a computer database; methods for measuring a student's performance relative to predetermined educational goals; automated processes that utilize a relational database for student education; automated education management systems; and computer programs for automating an education system.