Research ArticleArticle
Telomere Length and Coronary Atherosclerosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Michelle J. Ormseth, Joseph F. Solus, Annette M. Oeser, Aihua Bian, Tebeb Gebretsadik, Ayumi Shintani, Paolo Raggi and C. Michael Stein
The Journal of Rheumatology June 2016, jrheum.151115; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.151115
Michelle J. Ormseth
From the departments of Medicine and Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; the departments of Medicine and Radiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; and the departments of Medicine and Radiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Supported by grants: Arthritis Foundation Clinical to Research Transition Award, Rheumatology Research Foundation Innovative Research Award, US National Institutes of Health Grants P60 AR056116, T32 AR059039, KL2TR000446, K23 AR068443, and CTSA award UL1TR000445 from the US National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. This report’s contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent official views of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences or the National Institutes of Health. M.J. Ormseth, MD, MSCI, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; J.F. Solus, PhD, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; A.M. Oeser, BS, MLAS, CCRP, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; A. Bian, MPH, Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; T. Gebretsadik, MPH, Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; A. Shintani, PhD, MPH, Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; P. Raggi, MD, departments of Medicine and Radiology, University of Alberta; C.M. Stein, MD, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. M.J. Ormseth, 1161 21st Ave. South, T-3113 MCN, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2681, USA. E-mail: michelle.ormseth@vanderbilt.edu. Accepted for publication April 6, 2016.
Joseph F. Solus
From the departments of Medicine and Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; the departments of Medicine and Radiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; and the departments of Medicine and Radiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Supported by grants: Arthritis Foundation Clinical to Research Transition Award, Rheumatology Research Foundation Innovative Research Award, US National Institutes of Health Grants P60 AR056116, T32 AR059039, KL2TR000446, K23 AR068443, and CTSA award UL1TR000445 from the US National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. This report’s contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent official views of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences or the National Institutes of Health. M.J. Ormseth, MD, MSCI, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; J.F. Solus, PhD, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; A.M. Oeser, BS, MLAS, CCRP, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; A. Bian, MPH, Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; T. Gebretsadik, MPH, Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; A. Shintani, PhD, MPH, Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; P. Raggi, MD, departments of Medicine and Radiology, University of Alberta; C.M. Stein, MD, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. M.J. Ormseth, 1161 21st Ave. South, T-3113 MCN, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2681, USA. E-mail: michelle.ormseth@vanderbilt.edu. Accepted for publication April 6, 2016.
Annette M. Oeser
From the departments of Medicine and Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; the departments of Medicine and Radiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; and the departments of Medicine and Radiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Supported by grants: Arthritis Foundation Clinical to Research Transition Award, Rheumatology Research Foundation Innovative Research Award, US National Institutes of Health Grants P60 AR056116, T32 AR059039, KL2TR000446, K23 AR068443, and CTSA award UL1TR000445 from the US National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. This report’s contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent official views of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences or the National Institutes of Health. M.J. Ormseth, MD, MSCI, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; J.F. Solus, PhD, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; A.M. Oeser, BS, MLAS, CCRP, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; A. Bian, MPH, Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; T. Gebretsadik, MPH, Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; A. Shintani, PhD, MPH, Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; P. Raggi, MD, departments of Medicine and Radiology, University of Alberta; C.M. Stein, MD, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. M.J. Ormseth, 1161 21st Ave. South, T-3113 MCN, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2681, USA. E-mail: michelle.ormseth@vanderbilt.edu. Accepted for publication April 6, 2016.
Aihua Bian
From the departments of Medicine and Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; the departments of Medicine and Radiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; and the departments of Medicine and Radiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Supported by grants: Arthritis Foundation Clinical to Research Transition Award, Rheumatology Research Foundation Innovative Research Award, US National Institutes of Health Grants P60 AR056116, T32 AR059039, KL2TR000446, K23 AR068443, and CTSA award UL1TR000445 from the US National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. This report’s contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent official views of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences or the National Institutes of Health. M.J. Ormseth, MD, MSCI, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; J.F. Solus, PhD, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; A.M. Oeser, BS, MLAS, CCRP, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; A. Bian, MPH, Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; T. Gebretsadik, MPH, Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; A. Shintani, PhD, MPH, Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; P. Raggi, MD, departments of Medicine and Radiology, University of Alberta; C.M. Stein, MD, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. M.J. Ormseth, 1161 21st Ave. South, T-3113 MCN, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2681, USA. E-mail: michelle.ormseth@vanderbilt.edu. Accepted for publication April 6, 2016.
Tebeb Gebretsadik
From the departments of Medicine and Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; the departments of Medicine and Radiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; and the departments of Medicine and Radiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Supported by grants: Arthritis Foundation Clinical to Research Transition Award, Rheumatology Research Foundation Innovative Research Award, US National Institutes of Health Grants P60 AR056116, T32 AR059039, KL2TR000446, K23 AR068443, and CTSA award UL1TR000445 from the US National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. This report’s contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent official views of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences or the National Institutes of Health. M.J. Ormseth, MD, MSCI, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; J.F. Solus, PhD, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; A.M. Oeser, BS, MLAS, CCRP, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; A. Bian, MPH, Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; T. Gebretsadik, MPH, Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; A. Shintani, PhD, MPH, Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; P. Raggi, MD, departments of Medicine and Radiology, University of Alberta; C.M. Stein, MD, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. M.J. Ormseth, 1161 21st Ave. South, T-3113 MCN, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2681, USA. E-mail: michelle.ormseth@vanderbilt.edu. Accepted for publication April 6, 2016.
Ayumi Shintani
From the departments of Medicine and Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; the departments of Medicine and Radiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; and the departments of Medicine and Radiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Supported by grants: Arthritis Foundation Clinical to Research Transition Award, Rheumatology Research Foundation Innovative Research Award, US National Institutes of Health Grants P60 AR056116, T32 AR059039, KL2TR000446, K23 AR068443, and CTSA award UL1TR000445 from the US National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. This report’s contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent official views of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences or the National Institutes of Health. M.J. Ormseth, MD, MSCI, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; J.F. Solus, PhD, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; A.M. Oeser, BS, MLAS, CCRP, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; A. Bian, MPH, Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; T. Gebretsadik, MPH, Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; A. Shintani, PhD, MPH, Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; P. Raggi, MD, departments of Medicine and Radiology, University of Alberta; C.M. Stein, MD, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. M.J. Ormseth, 1161 21st Ave. South, T-3113 MCN, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2681, USA. E-mail: michelle.ormseth@vanderbilt.edu. Accepted for publication April 6, 2016.
Paolo Raggi
From the departments of Medicine and Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; the departments of Medicine and Radiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; and the departments of Medicine and Radiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Supported by grants: Arthritis Foundation Clinical to Research Transition Award, Rheumatology Research Foundation Innovative Research Award, US National Institutes of Health Grants P60 AR056116, T32 AR059039, KL2TR000446, K23 AR068443, and CTSA award UL1TR000445 from the US National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. This report’s contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent official views of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences or the National Institutes of Health. M.J. Ormseth, MD, MSCI, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; J.F. Solus, PhD, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; A.M. Oeser, BS, MLAS, CCRP, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; A. Bian, MPH, Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; T. Gebretsadik, MPH, Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; A. Shintani, PhD, MPH, Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; P. Raggi, MD, departments of Medicine and Radiology, University of Alberta; C.M. Stein, MD, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. M.J. Ormseth, 1161 21st Ave. South, T-3113 MCN, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2681, USA. E-mail: michelle.ormseth@vanderbilt.edu. Accepted for publication April 6, 2016.
C. Michael Stein
From the departments of Medicine and Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; the departments of Medicine and Radiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; and the departments of Medicine and Radiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Supported by grants: Arthritis Foundation Clinical to Research Transition Award, Rheumatology Research Foundation Innovative Research Award, US National Institutes of Health Grants P60 AR056116, T32 AR059039, KL2TR000446, K23 AR068443, and CTSA award UL1TR000445 from the US National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. This report’s contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent official views of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences or the National Institutes of Health. M.J. Ormseth, MD, MSCI, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; J.F. Solus, PhD, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; A.M. Oeser, BS, MLAS, CCRP, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; A. Bian, MPH, Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; T. Gebretsadik, MPH, Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; A. Shintani, PhD, MPH, Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; P. Raggi, MD, departments of Medicine and Radiology, University of Alberta; C.M. Stein, MD, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. M.J. Ormseth, 1161 21st Ave. South, T-3113 MCN, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2681, USA. E-mail: michelle.ormseth@vanderbilt.edu. Accepted for publication April 6, 2016.
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Telomere Length and Coronary Atherosclerosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Michelle J. Ormseth, Joseph F. Solus, Annette M. Oeser, Aihua Bian, Tebeb Gebretsadik, Ayumi Shintani, Paolo Raggi, C. Michael Stein
The Journal of Rheumatology Jun 2016, jrheum.151115; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.151115