During infections or acute conditions high-density lipoproteins cholesterol (HDL-C) levels
decrease very rapidly and HDL particles undergo profound changes in their composition …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), especially active disease, is associated with considerable
changes in body composition, lipids, adipokines and insulin sensitivity. Metabolic changes …

Objective Studies on the association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and deep vein
thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary thromboembolism (PE) are scarce. This study identifies …

Immunologic research into pathogenic mechanisms operating in autoimmune-mediated
atherosclerosis initially focused on adaptive immunity. Current interest is directed to more …

Objectives The marked cardiovascular risk in autoimmune diseases is only partly explained.
The capacity of high-density lipoproteins (HDL) to promote cell cholesterol efflux is a …

Tumor-associated neovasculature is a critical therapeutic target; however, despite significant
progress made in the clinical efficacy of anti-vessel drugs, the effect of these agents remains …

Autoimmune diseases (AD) represent a broad spectrum of chronic conditions that may afflict
specific target organs or multiple systems with a significant burden on quality of life. These …

Purpose To evaluate coronary arterial lesions and to assess their correlation with clinical
findings in patients with Takayasu arteritis (TA) by using coronary computed tomographic …

Objective To determine the prevalence of traditional cardiovascular risk factors using
established definitions in a large cohort of clinically well‐characterized primary Sjögren's …

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by chronic
inflammation. This study sought to assess the effects of an exercise training program on …