Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), a methyl derivate of the amino acid arginine, is
produced by the physiological degradation of methylated proteins. ADMA is the major …

Autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE),
primary antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), systemic sclerosis and systemic vasculitis, …

Echocardiography is the most common diagnostic method for assessing cardiac function
but some limitations affect this technique. Until now, visual assessment of wall motion and …

Objective. Plasma concentration of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), a major
endogenous inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase, is considered a novel risk factor for endothelial …

The higher mortality rate among rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in comparison with the
general population is largely attributable to cardiovascular (CV) disease, particularly coronary …

The high rates of cardiovascular (CV) mortality and morbidity observed in patients with
systemic autoimmune diseases (SADs) cannot be fully explained by traditional atherosclerosis …

BACKGROUND: Subclinical cardiac involvement diagnosis is important for long term management
of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Recently, 2D speckle tracking echocardiography …

Morbidity and mortality rates are higher in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients than in the
general population. Many studies have shown that coronary artery disease is one of the most …

BACKGROUND: Body weight supported treadmill training (BWSTT) assisted with a robotic
driven gait orthosis (DGO) is an emerging tool in rehabilitating patients with lost sensorimotor …

Objective. To identify the presence of subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with psoriatic
arthritis (PsA) and healthy controls using intima-media thickness (IMT), coronary flow reserve (…