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

• Principais autores: Birgül Ay (Autor), Mustafa Gökhan Vural (Autor), Ahmet Göktuğ Ertem (Autor), Göksel Çağırcı (Autor), Ramazan Akdemir (Autor), Tolga Han Efe (Autor), Göksal Keskin (Autor), Ekrem Yeter (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: 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...