Open AccessAtherosclerosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis Versus Diabetes
Author(s) -
Kimon Stamatelopoulos,
George D. Kitas,
Christos Papamichael,
Elda Chryssohoou,
Katerina Kyrkou,
Georgios Georgiopoulos,
Athanase D. Protogerou,
Vasileios F. Panoulas,
Aamer Sandoo,
Nikolaοs Tentolouris,
Myron Mavrikakis,
Petros P. Sfikakis
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
arteriosclerosis thrombosis and vascular biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.007
H-Index - 270
eISSN - 1524-4636
pISSN - 1079-5642
DOI - 10.1161/atvbaha.109.190108
Subject(s) - rheumatoid arthritis , medicine , diabetes mellitus , arthritis , endocrinology
The extent to which atherosclerosis is accelerated in chronic inflammatory diseases is not established. We compared preclinical atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis with diabetes mellitus, a known coronary heart disease equivalent.
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