Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other inflammatory joint diseases (IJDs) have an
increased risk of premature death compared with the general population, mainly because of …

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is major health problem and is sometimes complicated by
lethal pulmonary embolism (PE). Disturbances of the coagulation and anticoagulation …

Objective—To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine whether
rheumatic disease is associated with an increased carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT; …

Objectives. RA associates with significantly increased morbidity and mortality from
cardiovascular disease (CVD). This may be due to complex interactions between traditional …

Context Accelerated atherosclerosis has been described in antiphospholipid syndrome, but
the vascular abnormalities and the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Objectives To …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), one of the most common of the chronic inflammatory autoimmune
diseases (CIADs), is recognized as an independent cardiovascular risk factor. Traditional …

Atherothrombosis is the major determinant of acute ischaemic cardiovascular events, such
as myocardial infarction and stroke. Inflammatory processes have been linked to all phases …

The role of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) associated with cardiovascular diseases has
been extensively studied in autoimmune patients, however it was largely unknown whether …

Anti-phospholipid autoantibodies are a group of antibodies that can specifically bind to
anionic phospholipids and phospholipid protein complexes. Recent studies have reported …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with increased
mortality and morbidity due to the higher risks for cardiovascular disease. Traditional risk …