… .) and RETICS programme RD12/0009/0013 from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (MAG-G.).
The authors thank D. Kerekes for her expertise in preparing … György Kerekes & Pál Soltész …

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to this study so they are co-… Kerekes have equal contribution to this study so they are co-…

Rheumatoid arthritis, as well as other types of arthritides and connective tissue diseases, is
associated with accelerated atherosclerosis, and increased cardiovascular morbidity and …

Objective To develop recommendations for cardiovascular risk (CVR) management in gout,
vasculitis, systemic sclerosis (SSc), myositis, mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD), …

OBJECTIVE: Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of mortality in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Endothelial dysfunction often precedes manifest atherosclerosis. We assessed …

Increased cardiovascular mortality has been associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). There
have been reports indicating that tumor necrosis factor blockers may exert favorable but …

Objectives . The pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis (SSc) includes vasculopathy with
endothelial dysfunction. The aim of this study was to investigate endothelium-dependent, flow-…

Objectives Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) represents the primary receptor for
SARS-CoV-2 to enter endothelial cells. Here we investigated circulating ACE2 activity to predict …

Numerous autoimmune-inflammatory rheumatic diseases have been associated with
accelerated atherosclerosis or other types of vasculopathy leading to increased cardio- and …

Objective. Studies indicate that ankylosing spondylitis (AS), as well as rheumatoid arthritis,
may be associated with accelerated atherosclerosis and vascular disease. We assessed …