Detection of high cardiovascular risk patients with ankylosing spondylitis based on the assessment of abdominal aortic calcium as compared to carotid ultrasound

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to determine whether, besides carotid ultrasound (US), a lateral lumbar spine radiography may also help identify ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients at high risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease. METHODS: A set of 125 AS patients older than 35 years without a history of C...

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Autores principales: Rueda-Gotor, Javier, Genre, Fernanda, Corrales, Alfonso, Blanco, Ricardo, Fuentevilla, Patricia, Portilla, Virginia, Expósito, Rosa, Mata, Cristina, Pina, Trinitario, González-Juanatey, Carlos, Rodriguez-Rodriguez, Luis, González-Gay, Miguel A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6116452/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30157925
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13075-018-1684-y

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