Tumour necrosis factor inhibitors reduce aortic stiffness progression in patients with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis
Abstract Background Aortic stiffness index (AoSI) has to be considered a proxy outcome measure in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The aim of this study was to comparatively describe AoSI progression in two groups of RA patients on long-term treatment with conventional synthetic disease-modi...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-06-01
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Series: | Arthritis Research & Therapy |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-021-02546-3 |