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Epicardial Fat Thickness as Cardiovascular Risk Factor and Therapeutic Target in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Biological and Nonbiological Therapies

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with high cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness may act as a therapeutic target during treatments with drugs modulating the adipose tissue. We evaluate EAT thickness in RA patients trea...

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Autores principales: Lima-Martínez, Marcos M., Campo, Ediris, Salazar, Johanmary, Paoli, Mariela, Maldonado, Irama, Acosta, Carlota, Rodney, Marianela, Contreras, Miguel, Cabrera-Rego, Julio O., Iacobellis, Gianluca
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4276696/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25574390
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/782850