Objective: To study the effect of obesity on the quality of life (QoL), functional capacity and
the risk of carotid atherosclerotic plaque formation in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) …

Introduction The objective of this cross-sectional and retrospective cohort study was (1) to
determine the usefulness of intima-media thickness (IMT) in contrast to plaque …

Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with elevated plasma level of
inflammatory markers. Chronic inflammation is known to predispose to endothelial …

Background A hypertensive response to exercise is associated with high cardiovascular risk,
whereas scarce data are available about its relation to surrogates of subclinical …

Aim. To detect the frequency of subclinical atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis patients
without clinically evident atherosclerosis and to correlate its presence with the disease …

Aim of the work This study aimed to measure serum levels of homocysteine (sHcy) and to
study the presence of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in women with systemic lupus …

Background Microalbuminuria (MA) is a marker of vascular damage. However, many studies
have observed an increased risk at lower levels of albuminuria than are currently used to …

Connective tissue diseases are associated with increased morbidity and mortality related to
a higher rate of cardiovascular events and higher prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis …

Aim of the work To assess the carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and plaque formation in
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients with and without antiphospholipid syndrome …

Background Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have increased coronary atherosclerosis
possibly related to several factors including insulin resistance. Anti-CCP antibodies are …