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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Main Authors: Christian Dejaco, Franz Hafner, Andreas Meinitzer, Marianne Brodmann, Philipp Jud, Günther Silbernagel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-09-01
Series:RMD Open
Online Access:https://rmdopen.bmj.com/content/9/3/e003481.full