Brachial artery flow mediated dilatation and carotid intima media thickness measured by high resolution B-mode ultrasound in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Brachial artery flow mediated dilatation and carotid intima media thickness measured by high resolution B-mode ultrasound in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Objectives: Firstly to assess the prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis and endothelial dysfunction by high resolution ultrasound measurements of carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) and brachial artery flow mediated dilatation percentage (FMD%) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), secon...

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Main Authors: Mohamed A. Amin, Alsiagy A. Salama, Ashraf M. Elaggan, Salwa E. Elsayed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2015-03-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Subjects:
Carotid intima media thickness
Brachial artery flow mediated dilatation
Rheumatoid arthritis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X14001727

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