As patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases live longer due to improved therapies and
preventive measures, death and disability from atherosclerosis, particularly myocardial …

Autoimmune rheumatic diseases are considered to be influenced by both genetic and
environmental factors. Tobacco smoking has been linked to the development of rheumatic …

Objective Cardiovascular (CV) disease is the most common cause of mortality in patients
with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We assessed the contribution of epidemiologic features …

Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of mortality in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Endothelial dysfunction often precedes manifest atherosclerosis. Both traditional …

The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between insulin resistance (IR)
and sub-clinical atherosclerosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Carotid artery …

Objectives. The pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis (SSc) includes vasculopathy with
endothelial dysfunction. The aim of this study was to investigate endothelium-dependent …

Coronary involvement may appear in up to a third of patients with Takayasu's arteritis. This
affliction may have a dominant impact on the clinical manifestations of the patient. Occlusion …

Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a systemic autoimmune disease associated with
arterial and venous thrombotic events and recurrent fetal loss. Cardiac manifestations in …

Increased evidence suggests an accelerated macrovascular disease in systemic sclerosis
(SSc). Brachial artery flow‐mediated vasodilation (FMD) and carotid intima‐media thickness …

Atherosclerosis may be more prevalent and more extensive in individuals with rheumatoid
arthritis (RA) compared with the general population. Despite the fact that traditional and …