Subclinical Carotid Atherosclerosis in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis at Low Cardiovascular Risk.

Elena V GerasimovaTatiana V PopkovaDaria A Gerasimova Yuliya V Markina Tatiana V Kirichenko

Published in: Biomedicines (2023)

Subclinical atherosclerotic lesions of the carotid arteries were observed significantly more frequently in RA patients with low cardiovascular risk than in the control group. The results of the study demonstrate the association between cIMT, traditional cardiovascular risk factors, and immunoinflammatory markers in RA patients.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular risk factors
rheumatoid arthritis
end stage renal disease
cardiovascular disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
metabolic syndrome
prognostic factors
disease activity
patient reported outcomes
ankylosing spondylitis
type diabetes