Endothelial dysfunction and increased carotid intima-media thickness in patients with spondyloarthritis without traditional cardiovascular risk factors.

Aicha Ben TekayaSeif BoukribaAhmed FendriLeila RouachedOlfa SaidaneSelma BoudenRawdha TekayaKamel Ben SalemInes MahmoudMizouni HabibaLeila Abdelmoula

Published in: RMD open (2022)

Our study supported the accelerated subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with SpA. This subclinical atherosclerosis was mainly mediated by traditional CV risk factors.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular risk factors
cardiovascular disease
risk factors
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
rheumatoid arthritis
disease activity