Carotid artery volumetric measures associate with clinical ten-year cardiovascular (CV) risk scores and individual traditional CV risk factors in rheumatoid arthritis; a carotid-MRI feasibility study

BACKGROUND: Common carotid artery intima-media thickness (CIMT), as measured by ultrasound, has utility in stratification of the accelerated cardiovascular risk seen in rheumatoid arthritis (RA); however, the technique has limitations. Carotid magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is emerging as a useful...

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Autores principales: Bissell, Lesley-Anne, Erhayiem, Bara, Fent, Graham, Hensor, Elizabeth M. A., Burska, Agata, Donica, Helena, Plein, Sven, Buch, Maya H., Greenwood, John P., Andrews, Jacqueline
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/PMC6278168/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30509325
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13075-018-1761-2

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