Open AccessA Study on Interleukin —1 β and Lipid Profile as Markers of Cardiovascular Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Author(s) -
Varun Kumar D
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2013/6110.3122
Subject(s) - rheumatoid arthritis , medicine , lipid profile , rheumatology , arthritis , gastroenterology , disease , cholesterol
The dyslipidaemia in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is associated with accelerated atherosclerosis. A prospective clinical evaluation study was undertaken to find out the proportion of the rheumatoid arthritis patients who were suffering from dyslipidaemia, the change in the lipid levels and the disease activity after an intervention with antirheumatic therapy.