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Adipokines, inflammation, insulin resistance, and carotid atherosclerosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

INTRODUCTION: Cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality are increased in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Inflammation is thought to be an important factor in accelerated atherosclerosis in RA, whereas insulin resistance is a known risk factor for atherosclerosis in RA. We hypothesised tha...

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Autores principales: Kang, Yoon, Park, Hee-Jin, Kang, Mi-I, Lee, Hyang-Sun, Lee, Sang-Won, Lee, Soo-Kon, Park, Yong-Beom
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3978659/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24245495
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/ar4384