Inflammation, endothelial function and atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis

Arthritis Research and Therapy

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  González Gay, Miguel A ^a   González Juanatey, Carlos ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

^b Hospital Lucus Augusti   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA ANTIBODY;

ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; IONTOPHORESIS; LABORATORY TEST; MICROVASCULATURE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

EID: 84865176754     PISSN: 14786354     EISSN: 14786362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/ar3891     Document Type: Editorial

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