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Macrovascular damage in polymyalgia rheumatica: integrated vascular phenotyping in the POLYMYACARD cohort.
Arthritis research & therapy - 15 Sept 2026
Wagner Sarah, Zang Anna-Lena, Scheppers Markus, Mavragani Clio, Paul Jisna, Parodis Ioannis, Nikolopoulos Dionysis, Schwarting Andreas, Triantafyllias Konstantinos
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: To evaluate, for the first time, a wide combination of oscillometric and sonographic markers of macrovascular damage in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), using carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) and carotid greyscale/colour Doppler ultrasound (GSUS/CDUS). Additionally, to explore associations between these markers, traditional cardiovascular (CV) risk factors, and inflammatory...
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- Humans
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica
- Female
- Vascular Stiffness
- Male
- Aged
