Inflammatory burden interacts with conventional cardiovascular risk factors for carotid plaque formation in rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 808-815

  Im, Churl Hyun ^a   Kim, Na Ri ^a   Kang, Jong Wan ^a   Kim, Ji Hun ^a   Kang, Jin Young ^a   Bae, Gi Bum ^a   Nam, Eon Jeong ^a   Kang, Young Mo ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Inflammation; Rheumatoid arthritis; Risk factors; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAS28; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SWOLLEN JOINT COUNT; TENDER JOINT COUNT;

EID: 84929667666     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keu376     Document Type: Article

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