Rheumatoid arthritis: prototype of accelerated atherosclerosis

The rheumatoid arthritis, as other rheumatic chronic inflammatory illnesses, is accompanied by an increased risk of cardio-vascular pathology. The primitive endothelial dysfunction is the principal moment of the primer of the atherosclerosis. This is mediated by various factors, the principals of wh...

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Published in:	Italian Journal of Medicine
Main Author:	V. Bruzzese
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PAGEPress Publications 2013-05-01
Subjects:	Rheumatoid arthritis Atherosclerosis Endothelial dysfunction Inflammatory cytokines Smoke.
Online Access:	http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/352