Cardiovascular diseases and their associations with lipid parameters and endothelial dysfunction in giant cell arteritis
Objectives Evaluation of endothelial dysfunction, lipid metabolism, prevalence and development of cardiovascular diseases in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA).Methods 138 GCA patients and 100 controls were evaluated for prevalent cardiovascular diseases in 2012. Cholesterol, lipoproteins and...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2023-09-01
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Series: | RMD Open |
Online Access: | https://rmdopen.bmj.com/content/9/3/e003481.full |