Increased arterial stiffness as the marker of vascular involvement in systemic sclerosis

O Timar, P Soltesz, S Szamosi, H Der… - The Journal of …, 2008 - jrheum.org
Objective Endothelial dysfunction and vasculopathy of the small and large vessels are
crucial pathogenic factors in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Accelerated atherosclerosis and …

Epidemiological and pathogenic aspects on cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis

A Södergren - 2008 - diva-portal.org
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic disabling disease that is associated with a shortened
life span. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) contributes to this increased mortality, and also to a …

Okuläre Mikrozirkulation und sinnesphysiologische Veränderungen bei Patienten mit CCP-positiver rheumatoider Arthritis

B Schacher - 2008 - refubium.fu-berlin.de
Studieninhalt und-methoden: 25 Patienten mit Rheumatoider Arthritis (RA), bei denen
Antikörper gegen zykli-sche citrullinierte Peptide im Serum nachweisbar sind, wurden im …