Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5599497 | Atherosclerosis | 2017 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Arterial stiffness is not affected by low dose prednisolone per se, but is negatively associated with peripheral insulin sensitivity. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis taking long-term prednisolone had better endothelial function.
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Carolyn J. Petersons, Brenda L. Mangelsdorf, Anne Poljak, Malcolm D. Smith, Jerry R. Greenfield, Campbell H. Thompson, Morton G. Burt,