Variables associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in a cohort of rheumatoid arthritis patients: Sex-specific associations and differential effects of disease activity and age.

To advance the study of variables associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with special consideration for the degree of disease activity, age and gender.The carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) and the presence of carotid atherosclerotic plaques along with clinical a...

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Main Authors: Delia Taverner, Joan-Carles Vallvé, Raimón Ferré, Silvia Paredes, Lluís Masana, Antoni Castro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5832263?pdf=render