Severity of Osteoarthritis Is Associated with Increased Arterial Stiffness.

Conclusions. Our results suggest that OA severity is independently associated with increased arterial stiffness and is correlated with expression of adipokines. Thus, increased arterial stiffness and adipokines might play an important role in elevated cardiovascular risk in end-stage OA. PMID: 27493667 [PubMed]
Source: International Journal of Rheumatology - Category: Rheumatology Tags: Int J Rheumatol Source Type: research