Brachial - ankle pulse wave velocity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Objective. To evaluate brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA); and find out the relationship between baPWV and risk factors, disease-related factors, some echocardiographic indicators. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 47 patients with RA who were admitted to the Hue University Hospital Department of Cardiology. A control group that included 34 patients without RA who agreed to participate in the investigation was enrolled. Results. The average baPWV of the RA group was 1736.6±436.8 cm/s and was higher than that of the control group (1275.8±224.2 cm/s), p