Largely Accelerated Arterial Aging in Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Associated With Inflammatory Activity and Smoking in the Early Stage of the Disease

• Main Authors: Nikolett Mong (Author), Zoltan Tarjanyi (Author), Laszlo Tothfalusi (Author), Andrea Bartykowszki (Author), Aniko Ilona Nagy (Author), Anett Szekely (Author), David Becker (Author), Pal Maurovich-Horvat (Author), Bela Merkely (Author), Gyorgy Nagy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients have a shorter life expectancy than the general population primarily due to cardiovascular comorbidities.Objectives: To characterize arterial aging in RA.Patients and Methods: Coronary calcium score (CCS) were available from 112 RA patients; out of thes...