Serum Levels of Anticyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibodies, Interleukin-6, Tumor Necrosis Factor-α, and C-Reactive Protein Are Associated with Increased Carotid Intima-Media Thickness: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of a Cohort of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients without Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Serum Levels of Anticyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibodies, Interleukin-6, Tumor Necrosis Factor-α, and C-Reactive Protein Are Associated with Increased Carotid Intima-Media Thickness: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of a Cohort of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients without Cardiovascular Risk Factors

The main cause of death in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is cardiovascular events. We evaluated the relationship of anticyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibody levels with increased carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) in RA patients. Methods. Forty-five anti-CCP positive and 37 anti-CCP negat...

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Main Authors: Mónica Vázquez-Del Mercado, Lourdes Nuñez-Atahualpa, Mauricio Figueroa-Sánchez, Eduardo Gómez-Bañuelos, Alberto Daniel Rocha-Muñoz, Beatriz Teresita Martín-Márquez, Esther Guadalupe Corona-Sanchez, Erika Aurora Martínez-García, Héctor Macias-Reyes, Laura Gonzalez-Lopez, Jorge Ivan Gamez-Nava, Rosa Elena Navarro-Hernandez, María Alejandra Nuñez-Atahualpa, Javier Andrade-Garduño
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/342649

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/342649

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