Antirheumatic therapy is not associated with changes in circulating N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide levels in patients with autoimmune arthritis.

Antirheumatic therapy is not associated with changes in circulating N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide levels in patients with autoimmune arthritis.

<h4>Background</h4>Patients with autoimmune arthritis (AA) are at increased risk for impaired cardiac function and heart failure. This may be partly due to the effect of inflammation in heart function. The impact of antirheumatic drugs on cardiac dysfunction in AA remains controversial....

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Main Authors: Thao H P Nguyen, Morten Wang Fagerland, Gia Deyab, Gunnbjørg Hjeltnes, Ivana Hollan, Mark W Feinberg, Gro Ø Eilertsen, Knut Mikkelsen, Stefan Agewall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253793

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