Studies | No. Patients with AS | No. Controls | Mean IMT of Right CCA and Left | IMT of Right CCA | Carotid Plaques | Mean BASDAI Score | Patients Treated with Anti-TNF, % | |||
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Patients | Controls | Patients | Controls | Patients | Controls | |||||
Sari, et al12 | 54 | 31 | 0.57 ± 0.12 | 0.54 ± 0.14 | 0.56 ± 0.11 | 0.54 ± 0.15 | 3.3 ±2 | ND | ||
Choe, et al15 | 28 | 27 | 0.58 ± 0.06 | 0.56 ± 0.05 | ND | ND | 3.3 ± 1.3 | 0 | ||
Gonzalez-Juanatey, et al18* | 64 | 64 | 0.74 ± 0.21 | 0.67 ± 0.14 | 19 | 6 | 3.04 ± 1.95 | 33 | ||
Bodnar, et al21 | 43 | 40 | 0.65 ± 0.15 | 0.54 ± 0.15 | ND | ND | 5.04 ± 1.91 | 65 | ||
Capkin, et al22* | 67 | 34 | 0.49 ± 0.12 | 0.47 ± 0.09 | 2.65 ± 0.76 | 51 | ||||
Cece, et al23 | 45 | 30 | 0.59 ± 0.07 | 0.50 ± 0.07 | 0.60 ± 0.08 | 0.50 ± 0.06 | 4.16 ± 1.8 | 0 | ||
Erre, et al24 | 17 | 17 | 0.64 ± 0.1 | 0.67 ± 0.1 | ND | ND | 2.7 ± 2.8 | 59 | ||
Hamdi, et al25 | 60 | 60 | 0.51 ± 0.12 | 0.39 ± 0.09 | ND | ND | 0 | 0 | 4.9 ± 2.7 | 7 |
Ceccon, et al26 | 14 | 13 | 0.57 ± 0.15 | 0.62 ± 0.38 | 0.55 ± 0.16 | 0.55 ± 0.12 | 5.6 ± 1.2 | 0 | ||
Gecene, et al27 | 50 | 50 | 0.58 ± 0.14 | 0.54 ± 0.12 | 0.56 ± 0.14 | 0.53 ± 0.12 | 2 | 5 | 2.39 ± 1.66 | 18 |
Valente, et al28 | 42 | 42 | 0.62 ± 0.09 | 0.61 ± 0.09 | ND | ND | 8 | 7 | ND | 67 |
Gupta, et al29 | 37 | 37 | 0.62 ± 0.12 | 0.54 ± 0.04 | ND | ND | 4.11 ± 1.99 | ND |
↵* Left CCA IMT measurement not performed. AS: ankylosing spondylitis; IMT: intima-media thickness; CCA: common carotid artery; BASDAI: Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index; TNF: tumor necrosis factor; ND: not determined.