Evaluation of Arterial Stiffness in Patients with Behçet's Disease by Using Noninvasive Radiological Methods such as Intima-Media Thickness of the Carotid, Ankle-Brachial Pressure Index, Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring, and Their Relation to Serum Fetuin-A Levels: A Case-Control Study

BACKGROUND: Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic, recurrent inflammatory systemic vasculitis. Evidence for increased atherosclerosis in BD has been observed. The relation between cardiovascular risk factors and increased atherosclerosis in patients with BD is still controversial. OBJECTIVE: We pe...

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Autores principales: Uyar, Belkız, Solak, Aynur, Genç, Berhan, Akyıldız, Muhittin, Şahin, Neslin, Uyar, İhsan Sami, Saklamaz, Ali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Dermatological Association; The Korean Society for Investigative Dermatology 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4695422/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26719639
http://dx.doi.org/10.5021/ad.2015.27.6.702

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