Rheumatoid arthritis, as well as other types of arthritides and connective tissue diseases, is
associated with accelerated atherosclerosis, and increased cardiovascular morbidity and …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the most prevalent and complex inflammatory diseases
affecting primarily the joints, but also associating several extra-articular features. The …

BACKGROUND: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with excessive cardiovascular
mortality. Recently, some studies have shown endothelial dysfunction in RA patients with …

Aims Patients with prior major cardiovascular or cerebrovascular events (MACE) are more
likely to have future recurrent events independent of traditional cardiovascular disease risk …

Background Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is characterized by repetitive
collapse of the upper airway during sleep. Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) increases …

There is an association between preeclampsia (PE) and excessive morbidity and mortality.
Some recent studies have revealed the presence of endothelial dysfunction in PE patients …

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a major cause of death in Japan. Coronary angiography is
useful to assess the atherosclerotic burden in CAD patients, but its ability to predict whether …

Internal Medicine Vol.59 Page 1 2981 doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.5401-20 Intern Med 59:
2981-2987, 2020 http://internmed.jp [ ORIGINAL ARTICLE ] Aortic Stiffness Is Associated with …

Resistant hypertension is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular events. Coronary
flow reserve (CFR) is impaired in patients with hypertension and an independent predictor of …

Background The aim of our study was to evaluate the relationship of pulse pressure (PP), a
raw index of arterial stiffness, with noninvasively determined coronary flow reserve (CFR) …