Imaging atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis: evidence for increased prevalence, altered phenotype and a link between systemic and localised plaque inflammation

Imaging atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis: evidence for increased prevalence, altered phenotype and a link between systemic and localised plaque inflammation

Abstract In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), chronic inflammation is thought to drive increased cardiovascular risk through accelerated atherosclerosis. It may also lead to a more high-risk plaque phenotype. We sought to investigate carotid plaque phenotype in RA patients using Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced M...

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Main Authors: S. Skeoch, P. L. Hubbard Cristinacce, H. Williams, P. Pemberton, D. Xu, J. Sun, J. James, C. Yuan, T. Hatsukami, P. D. Hockings, M. Y. Alexander, J. C. Waterton, I. N. Bruce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00989-w

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00989-w

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