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

• Hoofdauteurs: Birgül Ay (Auteur), Mustafa Gökhan Vural (Auteur), Ahmet Göktuğ Ertem (Auteur), Göksel Çağırcı (Auteur), Ramazan Akdemir (Auteur), Tolga Han Efe (Auteur), Göksal Keskin (Auteur), Ekrem Yeter (Auteur)
• Formaat: Boek
• Gepubliceerd in: KARE Publishing, 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...