illustrates the difficulty we have in placing diagnostic labels on patients with rheumatic complaints. The following case emphasizes this point even further. A 42-year-old gentleman presented in March 1977 with a 10-year history of "rheumatoid arthritis." He admitted to morning stiffness that laste
Macrophage activation and coronary atherosclerosis in systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis
โ Scribed by Young Hee Rho; Joseph Solus; Paolo Raggi; Annette Oeser; Tebeb Gebretsadik; Ayumi Shintani; C. Michael Stein
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 125 KB
- Volume
- 63
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 2151-464X
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## Abstract A patient population admitted to the hospital for either SLE or RA was surveyed for the subsequent development of neoplasms. The frequency of neoplasm in SLE patients appeared to be exaggerated, whereas the frequency of subsequent neoplasm in rheumatoid patients was unexpectedly low. A
## Abstract ## Objective The prevalence of subclinical coronary atherosclerosis is increased in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and the increased risk is associated with insulin resistance. Adipocytokines have been linked to obesity, insulin resistance, inflammation, and coronary heart di