Rheumatoid arthritis: prototype of accelerated atherosclerosis

The rheumatoid arthritis, as other rheumatic chronic inflammatory illnesses, is accompanied by an increased risk of cardio-vascular pathology. The primitive endothelial dysfunction is the principal moment of the primer of the atherosclerosis. This is mediated by various factors, the principals of wh...

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Main Author: V. Bruzzese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013-05-01
Series:Italian Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/352