Atherosclerosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis

The effect of combined antioxidant supplement on serum lipids levels in female Patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the autoimmune diseases with unknown etiology that its prevalence in females to males is 3 to 1. This disease has positive relationship with occurrence of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases are taken into account for 50% of death in RA. Regarding the recent researches, antioxidant supplements may have important role in serum lipids reduct...

تغییرات سطح سرمی هپسیدین و ارتباط آن با سطح فاکتورهای التهابی و فعالیت بیماری آرتریت

Background and Objectives: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease is a common inflammatory arthritis associated with joint destruction, motor disorder, and decreased life span. Hepcidin is an acute phase reactant protein which increases in inflammatory conditions mediated by IL-6 and its concentration elevates within the cell through regulating iron metabolism. The aim of this study was to evaluate ...

Atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis versus diabetes: a comparative study.

OBJECTIVE The extent to which atherosclerosis is accelerated in chronic inflammatory diseases is not established. We compared preclinical atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis with diabetes mellitus, a known coronary heart disease equivalent. METHODS AND RESULTS Endothelial function, arterial stiffness, carotid intima-media thickness, and analysis of atheromatous plaques were examined in 84...

Coronary arterial calcification in rheumatoid arthritis: comparison with the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

INTRODUCTION Although cardiovascular morbidity and mortality are increased in rheumatoid arthritis, little is known about the burden of subclinical coronary atherosclerosis in these patients. METHODS Using computed tomography, coronary artery calcification was measured in 195 men and women with rheumatoid arthritis aged 45 to 84 years without clinical cardiovascular disease and compared with ...

Carotid Ultrasound Atherosclerosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis: What to Look for in Studies Using

تعیین غلظت سرمی لیپوپروتئین – آ و ارتباط آن با فاکتورهای التهابی در بیماران مبتلا به آرتریت روماتوئید

Introduction: Several studies suggest that lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)] act as acute phase reactant and is associated with early atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine the concentration of serum LP (a) and its association with inflammatory markers in RA patients compared to healthy individuals. Methods: The study participants consisted of 100 ...