Disease Activity Influences Cardiovascular Risk Reclassification Based on Carotid Ultrasound in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis.

CONCLUSION: PsA patients are more frequently reclassified into the very-high SCORE risk category following carotid ultrasound assessment than controls. This was independently explained by the disease activity.
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Source: J Rheumatol - November 14, 2019 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Palmou-Fontana N, Martínez-Lopez D, Corrales A, Rueda-Gotor J, Genre F, Armesto S, González-López MA, Quevedo-Abeledo JC, Portilla-González V, Blanco R, Hernandez JL, Llorca J, González-Gay MÁ, Ferraz-Amaro I Tags: J Rheumatol Source Type: research