Arterial stiffness by oscillometric device and telomere lenght in juvenile idiopathic artrhitis with no cardiovascular risk factors: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Maria Mercedes Picarelli (Author), Luiz Cláudio Danzmann (Author), Lucas Kich Grun (Author), Nevton Teixeira Rosa Júnior (Author), Patrícia Lavandovsky (Author), Fátima Theresinha Costa Rodrigues Guma (Author), Renato T. Stein (Author), Florência Barbé-Tuana (Author), Marcus Herbert Jones (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Advances in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) treatment is promoting free disease survival. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) may emerge as an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Pulse wave velocity (PWV), a surrogate marker of arterial stiffness, and telomere length (TL) ar...