Atherosclerosis in early rheumatoid arthritis: very early endothelial activation and rapid progression of intima media thickness
Arthritis Research & Therapy2010Vol. 12(4), pp. R158–R158
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Anna Södergren, Kjell Karp, Kurt Boman, Catharina Eriksson, E Lundström, Torgny Smedby, L Söderlund, Solbritt Rantapää‐Dahlqvist, Solveig Wållberg‐Jonsson
Abstract
We found no signs of atherosclerosis in patients with newly diagnosed RA compared with controls. However, in patients with early RA, IMT and ED-FMD were, to a greater extent than in controls, related to biomarkers known to be associated with endothelial dysfunction and atherosclerosis. After 18 months, IMT had increased significantly in RA patients but not in controls.
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