Carotid atherosclerosis in the first five years since rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis: a cross sectional study.
Dionicio Ángel Galarza-DelgadoJose Ramon Azpiri-LopezNatalia Guajardo-JaureguiJesus A Cardenas-de la GarzaAndrea Nallely Garza-CisnerosAlexis Garcia-HerediaMario Alberto Balderas-PalaciosIris Jazmin Colunga-PedrazaPublished in: Advances in rheumatology (London, England) (2023)
In the first five years since diagnosis, higher prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis, including CP was found in RA patients. Carotid ultrasound should be considered part of the systematic CVR evaluation of RA at the time of diagnosis.
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