Carotid intima-media thickness in spondyloarthritis patients

Carotid intima-media thickness in spondyloarthritis patients

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE Accelerated atherosclerosis has become a major problem in rheumatic inflammatory disease. The aim here was to analyze carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) in spondyloarthritis (SpA) patients and correlate this with clinical parameters and inflammatory markers. DESIGN AND SETT...

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Main Authors: Thelma Larocca Skare, Guilherme Cortez Verceze, André Augusto de Oliveira, Sonia Perreto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
Spondylarthropathies
Carotid artery diseases
Inflammation
Atherosclerosis
Spondylitis, ankylosing
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