A personal journey from the joint to the heart

Predicting complications of diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as well as the efficacy and toxicity of drugs used to treat the disease based on an understanding of genetic differences is leading to the development of highly individualized, personal medicine. The prevention of cardiovascular...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Cronstein, Bruce N
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Editorial
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2945047/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20735865
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/ar3099
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Sumario:Predicting complications of diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as well as the efficacy and toxicity of drugs used to treat the disease based on an understanding of genetic differences is leading to the development of highly individualized, personal medicine. The prevention of cardiovascular complications of RA has assumed greater importance as our ability to treat the underlying joint disease has improved and it may be possible to predict which patients with RA are at greatest risk of developing cardiovascular disease.

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