Aspects on inflammation and cardiovascular comorbidity in rheumatoid arthritis

There is an increased risk for cardiovascular (CV) comorbidity among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), with premature atherosclerosis, and a higher incidence of CV events, compared with the general population. Disease related factors add to the CV risk, and interact with the traditional CV ri...

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Main Author: Ljung, Lotta
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Reumatologi 2012
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-57702
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