Chronic inhibition of tumor necrosis factor-α with infliximab improves myocardial deformation in parallel with aortic elasticity in rheumatoid arthritis

• Main Authors: Birgül Ay (Author), Mustafa Gökhan Vural (Author), Ahmet Göktuğ Ertem (Author), Göksel Çağırcı (Author), Ramazan Akdemir (Author), Tolga Han Efe (Author), Göksal Keskin (Author), Ekrem Yeter (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: KARE Publishing, 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: This study investigated the effects of infliximab, a monoclonal antibody against TNFα, on myocardial deformation and aortic elasticity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and the association of aortic elasticity with myocardial deformation. Study design: 38 female rheumatoid arth...