Artery compliance in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: results from a case-control study.

ABSTRACT: Atherosclerosis is one of the most common complications of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The objective of this study is to evaluate differences in large artery compliance (C1) and small artery compliance (C2) between RA and controls and evaluating factors associated with reduced compliance in the RA population. The profiling of large and small arterial compliance was analyzed in 185 RA patients and 88 healthy controls using Cardiovascular Profiling Instrument. The correlations of arterial compliance and the relevant clinical data were determined in these subjects. Then correlation analysis and regression analysis were performed to find whether rheumatoid arthritis patients have more risk factors than healthy controls in artery compliance and to explore the possible element involved in RA pati

SUBMITTER: Wang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5754458 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature