Evidence for increased chylomicron remnants in rheumatoid arthritis.

Benjamin BurggraafDeborah F van Breukelen-van der StoepJendé van ZebenNoelle van der MeulenGert-Jan M van de GeijnAnho LiemPedro ValdivielsoJosé Rioja VillodresJosé Ramírez-BolleroEllen van der ZwanManuel Castro Cabezas

Published in: European journal of clinical investigation (2018)

Rheumatoid arthritis patients have higher levels of apo B48 compared to controls with high CVD risk and healthy controls, with normal levels of triglycerides. This accumulation of atherogenic chylomicron remnants may contribute to the elevated CVD risk in RA patients.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis
rheumatoid arthritis patients
disease activity
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
ankylosing spondylitis
systemic lupus erythematosus
prognostic factors
interstitial lung disease
high density