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World J Orthop. Jul 18, 2014; 5(3): 328-335
Published online Jul 18, 2014. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v5.i3.328
Published online Jul 18, 2014. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v5.i3.328
Beyond the joint: Subclinical atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis
Antongiulio Scarno, Francesca Cardini, UOC Medicina E, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Sapienza - Università di Roma - Azienda Policlinico Umberto I, 00161 Rome, Italy
Fabio Massimo Perrotta, Alessia Carboni, Gianmarco Annibali, Antonio Spadaro, UOC di Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Sapienza-Università di Roma - Azienda Policlinico Umberto I, 00161 Rome, Italy
Ennio Lubrano, Academic Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise, 86100 Campobasso, Italy
Author contributions: All authors contributed to this paper.
Correspondence to: Antonio Spadaro, Professor, UOC Medicina E, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Sapienza - Università di Roma - Azienda Policlinico Umberto I, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy. a.spadaro.reuma@virgilio.it
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Received: December 24, 2013
Revised: March 12, 2014
Accepted: April 25, 2014
Published online: July 18, 2014
Revised: March 12, 2014
Accepted: April 25, 2014
Published online: July 18, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: In this paper we briefly review the role of subclinical atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis, its relationship with inflammatory process and the current available method to detect early atherosclerotic changes.