Subclinical atherosclerosis and endothelial dysfunction in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica: a pilot study.

Conclusions: PMR is characterized by an important chronic subclinical inflammatory component. This pilot study demonstrates that affected patients show endothelial dysfunction that slowly responds to steroid therapy. Further studies are needed to investigate the clinical relevance of these observations and, in particular, to monitor the cardiovascular risk profile of PMR patients.
PMID: 31418315 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology - August 15, 2019 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Santoro L, Birra D, Bosello S, Nesci A, Di Giorgio A, Peluso G, Giupponi B, Zaccone V, Gasbarrini A, Zoli A, Santoliquido A Tags: Scand J Rheumatol Source Type: research