| Autor: |
Roxana González Mazarío, Jorge Juan Fragío Gil, Pablo Martínez Calabuig, Elena Grau García, Antonio José Cañada Martínez, José Andrés Román Ivorra |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Medicina Clínica. 159:470-474 |
| ISSN: |
0025-7753 |
| Popis: |
To assess the Cardiovascular Risk (CV) in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients using carotid ultrasound additionally to the traditional CV risk factors.A cross-sectional case control study was performed including RA patients and matched controls. This study was performed from July-2019 to January-2020. Population over 75 years old, established CV disease and/or chronic kidney disease (from III Stage) were excluded. Statistical analysis included a multivariate variance analysis (Manova) and a negative binomial regression adjusted by confounding factors.Overall, a total of 200 cases and 111 controls were included in the study. Demographical and clinical variables were comparable between groups. A relationship between age, BMI and high blood pressure was detected in both groups. RA patients showed higher intima-media thickness and higher plaque account compared to controls and it was related to the disease duration and DAS28 score.RA leads to a higher intima-media thickness, and this is related to the disease duration and DAS28 score. These findings support that RA acts as an independent cardiovascular risk factor. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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