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...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Giollo, Giovanni Cioffi, Federica Ognibeni, Giovanni Orsolini, Andrea Dalbeni, Riccardo Bixio, Giovanni Adami, Angelo Fassio, Luca Idolazzi, Davide Gatti, Maurizio Rossini, Ombretta Viapiana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-021-02546-3