Disease Activity in Ankylosing Spondylitis and Associations to Markers of Vascular Pathology and Traditional Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: A Cross-sectional Study.

CONCLUSION: Elevated ADMA and AIx in AS support a higher CVD risk in AS. Elevated AIx and BMI in AS with high ASDAS indicate an association between disease activity and CVD risk. Lower total cholesterol in AS may contribute to underestimation of CVD risk.
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Source: J Rheumatol - February 1, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Berg IJ, van der Heijde D, Dagfinrud H, Seljeflot I, Olsen IC, Kvien TK, Semb AG, Provan SA Tags: J Rheumatol Source Type: research