Anaemia and low body mass index are associated with increased cardiovascular disease in patients with Takayasu arteritis.
CONCLUSIONS: Our study suggests that in addition to traditional CV risk factors, anaemia and low body mass index are independently associated with increased CVD in patients with TA.
PMID: 26633551 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology - Category: Rheumatology Tags: Clin Exp Rheumatol Source Type: research
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