Inflammation, insulin resistance, and aberrant lipid metabolism as cardiovascular risk factors in rheumatoid arthritis.

PH Dessein, BI Joffe, AE Stanwix - The Journal of rheumatology, 2003 - jrheum.org
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Traditional and nontraditional cardiovascular risk factors are associated with atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis.

PH Dessein, BI Joffe, MG Veller, BA Stevens… - The Journal of …, 2005 - jrheum.org
OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between cardiovascular (CV) risk factors and
atherosclerosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: The common carotid …

[HTML][HTML] Biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction, cardiovascular risk factors and atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis

PH Dessein, BI Joffe, S Singh - Arthritis research & therapy, 2005 - Springer
Cardiovascular event rates are markedly increased in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and RA
atherogenesis remains poorly understood. The relative contributions of traditional and …

Insulin resistance and impaired beta cell function in rheumatoid arthritis

PH Dessein, BI Joffe - Arthritis & Rheumatism, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To identify factors that regulate glucose metabolism in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Methods We evaluated the homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA‐IR) …

Impact of risk factors associated with cardiovascular outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

…, PH Dessein, L Tsang, H El-Gabalawy… - Annals of the …, 2018 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an excess risk of cardiovascular
disease (CVD). We aimed to assess the impact of CVD risk factors, including potential sex …

[HTML][HTML] Cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis versus osteoarthritis: acute phase response related decreased insulin sensitivity and high-density lipoprotein …

PH Dessein, AE Stanwix, BI Joffe - Arthritis Research & Therapy, 2002 - Springer
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients experience a markedly increased frequency of cardiovascular
disease. We evaluated cardiovascular risk profiles in 79 RA patients and in 39 age-…

Metabolic syndrome and subclinical atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis.

PH Dessein, M Tobias, MG Veller - The Journal of rheumatology, 2006 - jrheum.org
OBJECTIVE: We assessed whether features of metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) were risk
factors for subclinical atherosclerosis independent of previously identified determinants of …

Glucocorticoids and insulin sensitivity in rheumatoid arthritis.

PH Dessein, BI Joffe, AE Stanwix, BF Christian… - The Journal of …, 2004 - jrheum.org
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of glucocorticoids on cardiovascular (CV) risk in rheumatoid
arthritis (RA). METHODS: We recorded demographic, clinical, disease outcome, and …

Subclinical hypothyroidism is associated with insulin resistance in rheumatoid arthritis

PH Dessein, BI Joffe, AE Stanwix - Thyroid, 2004 - liebertpub.com
We investigated the prevalence of subclinical hypothyroidism and its association with
insulin resistance and other cardiovascular (CV) risk factors in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We …

High sensitivity C-reactive protein as a disease activity marker in rheumatoid arthritis.

PH Dessein, BI Joffe, AE Stanwix - The Journal of rheumatology, 2004 - jrheum.org
OBJECTIVE: To elucidate the potential contribution of high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP)
testing in the assessment of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: …