Incidence of New Carotid Plaques in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Six Years Prospective Results of the TOMORROW Study.

Shohei AnnoTadashi OkanoKenji MamotoYuko SugiokaMasahiro TadaKentaro InuiTatsuya KoikeHiroaki Nakamura

Published in: Modern rheumatology (2022)

Incidence of new carotid atherosclerotic plaques was similar between well-controlled disease activity RA patients and control subjects. A mean glucocorticoid dose >1.8 mg/day over 6 years was a risk factor for new carotid atherosclerotic plaques.

Keyphrases

disease activity
rheumatoid arthritis patients
rheumatoid arthritis
systemic lupus erythematosus
ankylosing spondylitis
end stage renal disease
juvenile idiopathic arthritis
risk factors
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
systemic sclerosis