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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017-04-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00989-w |