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Increased arterial stiffness in rheumatoid arthritis and Its relation to disease activity: A cross sectional study

BACKGROUND: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with elevated plasma level of inflammatory markers. Chronic inflammation is known to predispose to endothelial dysfunction and increased arterial stiffness, which is an important marker of subclinical atherosclerosis and increased cardiovascular ri...

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Autores principales: Youssef, Ghada, Allam, Nashwa Taher, Gaber, Wafaa, Afifi, Angie, Hesham, Dina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Egyptian Society of Cardiology 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5883511/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29622995
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ehj.2017.11.002