Subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by utilizing carotid intima-media thickness as a surrogate marker

Subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by utilizing carotid intima-media thickness as a surrogate marker

Background & objectives: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are more prone for accelerated atherosclerosis and Asian Indians as an ethnic group are predisposed to a high risk of premature atherosclerosis. However, sparse data are available regarding the burden of atherosclerosis among asymp...

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Main Authors: Alladi Mohan, Sujay Sada, B Siddhartha Kumar, K.V.S. Sarma, B Vijayalakshmi Devi, P.V.L.N. Srinivasa Rao, D Rajasekhar, D T Katyarmal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical Research
Subjects:
Atherosclerosis - carotid intima-media thickness - India - rheumatoid arthritis
Online Access:http://www.ijmr.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-5916;year=2014;volume=140;issue=3;spage=379;epage=386;aulast=Mohan

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