Subclinical Atherosclerosis Measure by Carotid Ultrasound and Inflammatory Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Spondylarthritis.
Marta Rojas-GimenezClementina López MedinaMaría Lourdes Ladehesa-PinedaMaría Ángeles Puche-LarrubiaIgnacio Gómez-GarcíaJerusalem Calvo-GutiérrezPedro Seguí-AzpilcuetaMaría Del Carmen Ábalos-AguileraDesirée RuízAlejandro Escudero-ContrerasEduardo Collantes-EstévezPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2022)
Subclinical atherosclerosis measured by carotid ultrasound in patients with RA and SpA is comparable when the disease is well controlled. However, when patients have moderate-high disease activity, cIMT is greater in patients with RA than in those with SpA after adjusting for age, sex, disease course, and cardiovascular risk factors. Our results point to greater involvement of disease activity in subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with RA than in those with SpA.
Keyphrases
- disease activity
- rheumatoid arthritis
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- cardiovascular risk factors
- rheumatoid arthritis patients
- ankylosing spondylitis
- cardiovascular disease
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- end stage renal disease
- magnetic resonance imaging
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- oxidative stress
- ultrasound guided
- type diabetes
- patient reported