Can suppression of inflammation by anti-TNF prevent progression of subclinical atherosclerosis in inflammatory arthritis?

LS Tam, GD Kitas, MA Gonzalez-Gay - Rheumatology, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Objective. It remains a matter of debate whether TNF-α antagonists have favourable effects
on the cardiovascular (CV) system. This systematic review evaluates the effect of TNF-α …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of arterial stiffness with plasma GGT levels and pulse wave velocity measurement in patients with FMF

F Yılmaz, S Ulu, Ö Akcı, A Ahsen, K Demir… - European Journal of …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is a non-invasive technique used to evaluate the
arterial elasticity, which is an early indicator of atherosclerosis. Lately, gamma glutamyl …

[PDF][PDF] Assessment of cardiovascular abnormalities and the effect of rosuvastatin treatment in patients with systemic sclerosis

O Timár - dea.lib.unideb.hu
Systemic sclerosis (SSc, scleroderma) is a chronic connective tissue disease (CTD)
characterized by autoimmune features, functional microvascular impairment and fibrosis of …

[图书][B] Immune modulation of vascular stiffening

B Majeed - 2014 - search.proquest.com
Vascular stiffening is defined as the reduced ability of the blood vessels to expand in
response to an increase in blood pressure. Vascular stiffening is often not appreciated as a …

[PDF][PDF] Response Letter

R Wang, W Sun, D Jin, Y Li - Respiratory Medicine, 2014 - core.ac.uk
Inflammation, allergy and asthma are the manifestation of multitude reactions of biological,
cellular and immunological events [1]. Furthermore, a study confirmed that asthma is a …

[PDF][PDF] Do MEFV mutations influence arterial stiffness in FMF patients?

MS Ulu, A Acay, A Ahsen, Ş Yuksel… - International Journal of …, 2014 - academia.edu
Background: Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is the most used technique to evaluate the arterial
elasticity, which is an early indicator of atherosclerosis. We aimed to evaluate if MEFV …