Disease duration of rheumatoid arthritis is a predictor of vascular stiffness: a cross-sectional study in patients without known cardiovascular comorbidities: A STROBE-compliant article

• Published in: Medicine (Baltimore) Vol. 96; no. 33; p. e7862
• Main Authors: Vázquez-Del Mercado, Mónica, Gomez-Bañuelos, Eduardo, Chavarria-Avila, Efrain, Cardona-Muñoz, Ernesto, Ramos-Becerra, Carlos, Alanis-Sanchez, Adrián, Cardona-Muller, David, Grover-Paez, Fernando, Perez-Vazquez, Felipe de J., Navarro-Hernandez, Rosa-Elena, Valadez-Soto, Jorge M., Saldaña-Millan, Adan A., Gonzalez-Rosas, Lorena, Ramos-Lopez, Gabriel, Petri, Marcelo H., Bäck, Magnus
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved 01.08.2017; Wolters Kluwer Health
• Subjects: Adult; Age Factors; Age of Onset; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - physiopathology; Carotid Arteries - pathology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Femoral Artery - pathology; Humans; Lipids - blood; Manometry; Middle Aged; Observational Study; Peptides, Cyclic - immunology; Pulse Wave Analysis; Rheumatoid Factor - blood; Risk Factors; Severity of Illness Index; Vascular Stiffness - physiology

The aim of this study was to analyze the impact of disease duration on carotid to femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients without either known traditional cardiovascular risk factors or previous comorbidities.Patients with RA diagnosis attending the rheumatology out...