Serum cholesterol loading capacity on macrophages is linked to coronary atherosclerosis and cardiovascular event risk in rheumatoid arthritis.
George Athanasios KarpouzasBianca PapottiSarah OrmsethMarcella PalumboElizabeth HernandezMaria Pia AdorniFrancesca ZimettiMatthew BudoffNicoletta RondaPublished in: RMD open (2022)
CLC was linked to long-term cardiovascular event risk in RA and associated with high-risk low attenuation and obstructive coronary plaque presence and burden in bDMARD non-users. Its prospective validation as a predictive biomarker may be, therefore, warranted.