Prevalence and Determinants of Peripheral Microvascular Endothelial Dysfunction in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study

• Main Authors: Gian Luca Erre (Author), Matteo Piga (Author), Anna Laura Fedele (Author), Silvia Mura (Author), Alessandra Piras (Author), Maria Luisa Cadoni (Author), Ignazio Cangemi (Author), Martina Dessi (Author), Gabriele Di Sante (Author), Barbara Tolusso (Author), Elisa Gremese (Author), Alberto Cauli (Author), Arduino Aleksander Mangoni (Author), Pier Sergio Saba (Author), Ciriaco Carru (Author), Gianfranco Ferraccioli (Author), Alessandro Mathieu (Author), Giuseppe Passiu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objectives. To define the prevalence and determinants of peripheral microvascular endothelial dysfunction (ED) in a large series of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients free of previous cardiovascular events. Materials and Methods. Data from 874 RA patients enrolled in the EDRA study (Endothelial Dysf...