Effects of rituximab treatment on endothelial dysfunction, carotid atherosclerosis, and lipid profile in rheumatoid arthritis

Increased cardiovascular mortality has been associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). There have been reports indicating that tumor necrosis factor blockers may exert favorable but transient effects on lipid profile, flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) of the brachial artery, and common carotid intima...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical rheumatology 2009-06, Vol.28 (6), p.705-710
Hauptverfasser:	Kerekes, György, Soltész, Pál, Dér, Henriett, Veres, Katalin, Szabó, Zoltán, Végvári, Anikó, Szegedi, Gyula, Shoenfeld, Yehuda, Szekanecz, Zoltán
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Antibodies, Monoclonal - pharmacology Antibodies, Monoclonal - therapeutic use Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived Antirheumatic Agents - pharmacology Antirheumatic Agents - therapeutic use Arthritis, Rheumatoid - blood Arthritis, Rheumatoid - drug therapy Arthritis, Rheumatoid - physiopathology Atherosclerosis Brachial Artery - diagnostic imaging Brachial Artery - pathology Brachial Artery - physiopathology Brief Report Cardiovascular disease Carotid Artery Diseases - blood Carotid Artery Diseases - drug therapy Carotid Artery Diseases - physiopathology Carotid intima-media thickness Cholesterol, HDL - blood Cholesterol, LDL - blood Endothelial dysfunction Endothelium, Vascular - drug effects Endothelium, Vascular - pathology Endothelium, Vascular - physiopathology Female Flow-mediated vasodilatation Humans Lipid profile Lipids - blood Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Regional Blood Flow - physiology rheumatoid arthritis Rheumatology Rituximab TNF inhibitors Treatment Outcome Triglycerides - blood Tunica Intima - diagnostic imaging Tunica Intima - pathology Tunica Media - diagnostic imaging Tunica Media - pathology Ultrasonography
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