Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8656934 | Atherosclerosis | 2018 | 27 Pages |
Abstract
RA patients with MetS showed an increased CVD risk profile based on both a higher prevalence of CVD risk factors and structural vascular changes. A treat-to-target approach of CVD risk factors reduced cIMT progression only in RA patients without MetS.
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Authors
Benjamin Burggraaf, Deborah F. van Breukelen - van der Stoep, Marijke A. de Vries, Boudewijn Klop, Jende van Zeben, Gert-Jan M. van de Geijn, Noelle van der Meulen, Erwin Birnie, Lenneke Prinzen, Manuel Castro Cabezas,