Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease
(CVD). Inflammation has a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of CVD. RA is an inflammatory …

The long-term pulmonary outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are unknown.
We aimed to describe self-reported dyspnoea, quality of life, pulmonary function and chest …

Objectives Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an excess risk of cardiovascular
disease (CVD). We aimed to assess the impact of CVD risk factors, including potential sex …

Objective. We evaluated the predictive value of these vascular biomarkers for cardiovascular
disease (CVD) events in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA): aortic pulse wave velocity …

Background Patients with inflammatory joint diseases (IJD) have increased risk of
cardiovascular disease (CVD). Our aim was to compare CVD risk profiles in patients with …

Objectives Smoking is a major risk factor for the development of both cardiovascular disease
(CVD) and RA and may cause attenuated responses to anti-rheumatic treatments. Our aim …

Objectives Patients with inflammatory joint diseases (IJD) have an increased risk of
cardiovascular disease (CVD). Our goal was to examine indications for, and use of, lipid …

Introduction Endothelial dysfunction is an early step in the atherosclerotic process and can
be quantified by flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD). Our aim was to investigate the effect of …

Aim The objective was to examine the prevalence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
(ASCVD) and its risk factors among patients with RA with diabetes mellitus (RA-DM) and …

Aims To assess differences in estimated cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients from different world regions and to evaluate the …