The Relationship Between Serum Angiogenic Factor Levels and Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Zahide AslanalpCanan TikizAslıhan UlusoySebnem ÖrgüçAysun Bİlgİ YedekcİCevval UlmanPublished in: Archives of rheumatology (2020)
Serum VEGF was higher in RA patients. While its level was associated with disease duration, no significant correlation was found with disease activity. As a diagnostic test, dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI was a valuable method for showing disease activity.
Keyphrases
- disease activity
- rheumatoid arthritis
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- rheumatoid arthritis patients
- ankylosing spondylitis
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- magnetic resonance imaging
- prognostic factors
- chronic kidney disease
- endothelial cells
- computed tomography
- diffusion weighted imaging