Carotid Atherosclerosis and Rheumatoid Arthritis

  1. Giovanni Targher, MD
  1. From Sacro Cuore Hospital, 37024 Negrar (VR), Italy.

    TO THE EDITOR:

    Roman and colleagues (1) concluded that compared with matched control participants, patients with rheumatoid arthritis have a much higher prevalence of ultrasonographically determined carotid atherosclerotic plaque independent of a broad spectrum of potential confounders. Unexpectedly, they did not find a significant association between the levels of plasma inflammatory markers (that is, C-reactive protein …

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    1. Ann Intern Med August 1, 2006 vol. 145 no. 3 231
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