Accelerated atherosclerosis in ANCA-associated vasculitis.

Inés González-SuarezJ J Ríos-BlancoJ Arpa

Published in: Acta neurologica Scandinavica (2017)

Our study adds weight to the presence of increased atherosclerosis in AAV-patients. The association observed between CIMT and PI-ICA with small vessel cerebral disease, points the possible association of easy to use carotid US in predicting microvascular brain injury.

Keyphrases

brain injury
subarachnoid hemorrhage
end stage renal disease
cardiovascular disease
cerebral ischemia
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
body mass index
physical activity
patient reported outcomes
patient reported
body weight