Metabolic syndrome in patients with rheumatoid arthritis followed at a University Hospital in Northeastern Brazil
ABSTRACT Introduction: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are 30-60% more likely to develop cardiovascular disease (CV) than the general population. Metabolic syndrome (MS), defined by a number of cardiovascular risk factors, confers a greater risk of CVdisease and diabetes. The association of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Reumatologia
2016-04-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0482-50042016000200117&lng=en&tlng=en |