Reclassification into very-high cardiovascular risk after carotid ultrasound in patients with axial spondyloarthritis.

CONCLUSIONS: Patients with axSpA are more likely to be reclassified into the very-high risk category after carotid ultrasound than controls. The influence of traditional cardiovascular risk factors on this reclassification differs between patients and controls. PMID: 32083538 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32083538?dopt=Abstract

Source: Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology - February 24, 2020 Category: Rheumatology Tags: Clin Exp Rheumatol Source Type: research