## Abstract ## Objective The risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is increased in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), most likely because of increased systemic inflammation. Prior research suggests that immunosuppressive medications may reduce the risk of CVD among RA patients. This study was
Rheumatoid arthritis and cardiovascular events
β Scribed by S. Stropuviene; S. Aidietiene; A. Cypiene; R. Rugiene; A. Laucevicius
- Book ID
- 118419457
- Publisher
- Atlantis Press
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 91 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1872-9312
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