A comparative study on serum lipoprotein (a) and lipid profile between rheumatoid arthritis patients and normal subjects

• Main Authors: K P Shiva Govindan (Author), Saleem Basha (Author), V Ramesh (Author), C Naveen Kumar (Author), S Swathi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic and systemic inflammatory disorder, in which Lipoprotein (a) [Lp (a)] increases plaque formation and thus promotes atherosclerosis. Coronary artery disease is one of the co-morbidity in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Aim: The aim of this study is to eval...