Incidence and effect of insulin resistance on progression of atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis patients of long disease duration
Background: The continued atherosclerotic risk in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been inadequately explained by conventional factors. Chronic inflammation and endothelial activation seems responsible for developing insulin resistance (IR). The study was aimed to assess the role of inflammation and en...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Biomedical Journal |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2319417017300872 |