OBJECTIVE: To measure markers of atherogenesis and thrombogenesis in patients with
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and in matched controls, and to relate these variables to markers of …

The pathogenesis of atherosclerosis has not been well defined and many questions remain
unanswered. Many studies have discussed the importance of inflammation as the first step …

OBJECTIVE: To measure the extent of atherosclerosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
(RA) with a disease duration of considerable length, and in age and sex matched …

Over recent years it has become clear that patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases
are at increased risk of developing atherosclerosis. The exact causes for this are probably …

Objective: An accelerated progression of atherosclerosis may contribute to the increased
mortality due to cardiovascular disease reported in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The aim of this …

Atherosclerosis is regarded as one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in the
world. Nowadays, it seems that atherosclerosis cannot be defined merely through the …

Objective: To evaluate traditional and non-traditional risk factors for subclinical
atherosclerosis in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods: A prospective cohort of 78 …

Objective To investigate the prospective effect of hemostatic factors and inflammatory
variables on the progression of cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods …

To study the occurrence of rheumatoid factors (RF) in relation to the activity of rheumatoid
arthritis and the occurrence of vasculitis, RF of IgM, IgA, and IgG classes were measured in …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with excess morbidity and mortality from myocardial
infarction and allied disorders. A large body of evidence supports the involvement of …