1.5 INCREASED CRP EARLY IN THE RA DISEASE COURSE PREDICTS AN INCREASED RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND ARTERIAL STIFFNESS: 15-YEAR FOLLOW-UP OF THE EURIDISS COHORT
Background: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Objective: To explore whether early markers of RA inflammatory disease activity could predict later cardiovascular disease and arterial stiffness, and to describe the impact of later use of dis...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Atlantis Press
2009-12-01
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Series: | Artery Research |
Online Access: | https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125927361/view |