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Cardiovascular disease is associated with extra-articular manifestations in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Clinical rheumatology - 1 Jul 2009
Ortega-Hernandez Oscar-Danilo, Pineda-Tamayo Ricardo, Pardo Aryce L, Rojas-Villarraga Adriana, Anaya Juan-Manuel
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The objective of this study was to examine the clinical and genetic variables associated with extra-articular rheumatoid arthritis (ExRA). This was a cross-sectional study in which 538 Northwestern Colombian patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were included. Information about demographics and clinical characteristics including disease activity, inflammatory markers, co-morbidities, cardiovascular (CV) risk...
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