Largely Accelerated Arterial Aging in Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Associated With Inflammatory Activity and Smoking in the Early Stage of the Disease

Largely Accelerated Arterial Aging in Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Associated With Inflammatory Activity and Smoking in the Early Stage of the Disease

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients have a shorter life expectancy than the general population primarily due to cardiovascular comorbidities.Objectives: To characterize arterial aging in RA.Patients and Methods: Coronary calcium score (CCS) were available from 112 RA patients; out of thes...

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Main Authors: Nikolett Mong, Zoltan Tarjanyi, Laszlo Tothfalusi, Andrea Bartykowszki, Aniko Ilona Nagy, Anett Szekely, David Becker, Pal Maurovich-Horvat, Bela Merkely, Gyorgy Nagy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
rheumatoid arthritis
coronary calcium score
arterial aging
inflammatory activity
smoking-adverse effects
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2020.601344/full

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