Coronary artery calcium score in female rheumatoid arthritis patients: Associations with apolipoproteins and disease biomarkers.

Miguel BernardesAntónio MadureiraAna OliveiraMaria João MartinsRaquel LucasLúcia CostaJorge G PereiraFrancisco VenturaIsabel RamosElisabete Martins

Published in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2019)

Our work reinforces the hypothesis that in RA, CCS may be a useful tool in CV risk assessment, particularly valuable in poorer controlled patients with certain lipoprotein profiles.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis patients
disease activity
coronary artery
risk assessment
rheumatoid arthritis
systemic lupus erythematosus
pulmonary artery
ankylosing spondylitis
human health
heavy metals
low density lipoprotein
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
climate change