Increased pulse wave velocity and shortened pulse wave propagation time in young patients with rheumatoid arthritis
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.20, no.11, pp.1097-1100, 2004 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 20 Issue: 11
- Publication Date: 2004
- Journal Name: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.1097-1100
- Istanbul University Affiliated: No
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic immune and inflammatory disease associated with excess cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is an index of arterial stiffness and a marker of cardiovascular events.