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