High inflammatory burden predicts cardiovascular events in patients with axial spondyloarthritis: a long-term follow-up study.
Lin-Hong ShiSteven Ho Man LamHo SoEdmund K LiTena K LiCheuk-Chun SzetoLai-Shan TamPublished in: Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease (2022)
Increased inflammatory burden as reflected by elevated ESR levels (ESR ⩾ 20) was associated with increased risk of CVE, while the use of NSAIDs and DMARDs were not.