Association of Rheumatoid Factors With Subclinical and Clinical Atherosclerosis in African American Women: The Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

ConclusionRA‐related autoantibodies are associated with subclinical and clinical atherosclerosis in African American women from a community‐based non‐RA cohort, indicating autoimmune factors may play a role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis.

Source: Arthritis Care and Research - January 26, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Darcy S. Majka, Thanh ‐Huyen T. Vu, Richard M. Pope, Marius Teodorescu, Elizabeth W. Karlson, Kiang Liu, Rowland W. Chang Tags: Rheumatoid Arthritis Source Type: research