Automated radiofrequency-based US measurement of common carotid intima-media thickness in ra patients treated with synthetic vs synthetic and biologic DMARDS

Rheumatology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 376-381

  Naredo, Esperanza ^a   Möller, Ingrid ^b   Corrales, Alfonso ^c   Bong, David A ^b   Cobo Ibáñez, Tatiana ^d   Corominas, Hector ^e   Garcia Vivar, Ma Luz ^f   Macarrón, Pilar ^g   Navio, Teresa ^h   Richi, Patricia ^d   Iagnocco, Annamaria ⁱ   Garrido, Jesús ^j   Martínez Hernández, David ^k  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^b Instituto Poal   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO INFANTA SOFÍA   (Spain)

^e Hospital de Sant Joan Despi Moises Broggi   (Spain)

^f Department of Rheumatology Hospital ^*  (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO INFANTA LEONOR   (Spain)

ⁱ SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^k UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Carotid intima media thickness; Radiofrequency; Rheumatoid arthritis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMMON CAROTID INTIMA MEDIA THICKNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOFREQUENCY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BIOLOGICAL AGENTS; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUNICA INTIMA; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84873853970     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kes260     Document Type: Article

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