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Coronary artery calcium score in female rheumatoid arthritis patients: Associations with apolipoproteins and disease biomarkers

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In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), cardiovascular (CV) comorbidities are a major cause of mortality. Coronary Calcium Score (CCS) assessed by computed tomography has been associated with RA prognosis. In this work,… Click to show full abstract

In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), cardiovascular (CV) comorbidities are a major cause of mortality. Coronary Calcium Score (CCS) assessed by computed tomography has been associated with RA prognosis. In this work, we aimed to assess CCS in female RA patients and determine CCS association with different clinical, laboratory and imaging disease parameters.

Keywords: rheumatoid arthritis; calcium score

Journal Title: International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
Year Published: 2019

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