Of the 45 patients without a follow-up scan two passed away, 6 relocated out of state and 37 declined the follow up scan. in terms of baseline characteristics, the 45 patients were on average older, had higher baseline tender joint counts, received greater number of concomitant csDMARDs and also had higher Framingham-D’Agostino risk scores. However, all these differences were no longer significant after adjusting for age. All patients (including the 45 without a repeat scan) were included in the CVD events analysis. All this information is clearly elaborated in the manuscript.