Current perspectives on the assessment of vascular function and morphology in rheumatoid arthritis

International Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-3

  Sandoo, Aamer ^a,b   Kitas, George D ^a,b  

^a RUSSELLS HALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Endothelium; Macrovascular; Microvascular; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOTHELIUM; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MICROANGIOPATHY; MORBIDITY; MORPHOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 84873310754     PISSN: 17584272     EISSN: 17584280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/ijr.12.67     Document Type: Review

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