Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Systemic Sclerosis: Not Less Frequent Than Rheumatoid Arthritis and Not Detected With Cardiovascular Risk Indices


Ozen G., Inanc N., Unal A. U., Korkmaz F., SÜNBÜL M., ÖZMEN M., ...Daha Fazla

ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH, cilt.68, sa.10, ss.1538-1546, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 68 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/acr.22852
  • Dergi Adı: ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1538-1546
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective. To determine the frequency of subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc; scleroderma) compared to healthy subjects (HS) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and to determine the ability of cardiovascular (CV) risk indices in detecting SSc patients with subclinical atherosclerosis.