Lipids and Atherogenic Indices Fluctuation in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients on Long-Term Tocilizumab Treatment

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients are at high risk of cardiovascular (CV) events, and the chronic inflammatory state may generate quantitative and qualitative changes in lipoprotein fractions. The anti-IL-6 receptor tocilizumab (TCZ), even if effective in inflammation and joint damage prevention, d...

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Main Authors: Fabio Cacciapaglia, Maria Grazia Anelli, Angela Rinaldi, Marco Fornaro, Giuseppe Lopalco, Crescenzio Scioscia, Giovanni Lapadula, Florenzo Iannone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2453265

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