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Rheumatoid arthritis is an independent risk factor for multi-vessel coronary artery disease: a case control study.

Warrington KJ, Kent PD, Frye RL, Lymp JF, Kopecky SL, Goronzy JJ, Weyand CM.

Arthritis Res Ther. 2005;7(5):R984-91. Epub 2005 Jun 29.PMID: 16207339 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

High incidence of cardiovascular events in a rheumatoid arthritis cohort not explained by traditional cardiac risk factors.

del Rincón ID, Williams K, Stern MP, Freeman GL, Escalante A.

Arthritis Rheum. 2001 Dec;44(12):2737-45.PMID: 11762933 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

CD4+CD28- T lymphocytes contribute to early atherosclerotic damage in rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Gerli R, Schillaci G, Giordano A, Bocci EB, Bistoni O, Vaudo G, Marchesi S, Pirro M, Ragni F, Shoenfeld Y, Mannarino E.

Circulation. 2004 Jun 8;109(22):2744-8. Epub 2004 May 24.PMID: 15159291 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Increased unrecognized coronary heart disease and sudden deaths in rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based cohort study.

Maradit-Kremers H, Crowson CS, Nicola PJ, Ballman KV, Roger VL, Jacobsen SJ, Gabriel SE.

Arthritis Rheum. 2005 Feb;52(2):402-11. Review.PMID: 15693010 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Coronary artery disease is more severe in older persons with rheumatoid arthritis than in older persons without rheumatoid arthritis.

Yalamanchili K, Aronow WS, Kilaru R, Sukhija R, Babu S, Peterson SJ, Frishman WH.

Cardiol Rev. 2006 Mar-Apr;14(2):55-6.PMID: 16493242 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Neopterin, CD4+CD28- lymphocytes and the extent and severity of coronary artery disease.

Alber HF, Duftner C, Wanitschek M, Dörler J, Schirmer M, Suessenbacher A, Frick M, Dichtl W, Pachinger O, Weidinger F.

Int J Cardiol. 2009 Jun 12;135(1):27-35. Epub 2008 Jun 30.PMID: 18590932 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Increased coronary-artery atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis: relationship to disease duration and cardiovascular risk factors.

Chung CP, Oeser A, Raggi P, Gebretsadik T, Shintani AK, Sokka T, Pincus T, Avalos I, Stein CM.

Arthritis Rheum. 2005 Oct;52(10):3045-53.PMID: 16200609 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Do cardiovascular risk factors confer the same risk for cardiovascular outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis patients as in non-rheumatoid arthritis patients?

Gonzalez A, Maradit Kremers H, Crowson CS, Ballman KV, Roger VL, Jacobsen SJ, O'Fallon WM, Gabriel SE.

Ann Rheum Dis. 2008 Jan;67(1):64-9. Epub 2007 May 21.PMID: 17517756 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Reduced arterial elasticity in rheumatoid arthritis and the relationship to vascular disease risk factors and inflammation.

Wong M, Toh L, Wilson A, Rowley K, Karschimkus C, Prior D, Romas E, Clemens L, Dragicevic G, Harianto H, Wicks I, McColl G, Best J, Jenkins A.

Arthritis Rheum. 2003 Jan;48(1):81-9.PMID: 12528107 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Inflammation and coronary angiography in asymptomatic type 2 diabetic subjects.

Johansen OE, Birkeland KI, Orvik E, Flesland Ø, Wergeland R, Ueland T, Smith C, Endresen K, Aukrust P, Gullestad L.

Scand J Clin Lab Invest. 2007;67(3):306-16.PMID: 17454845 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Rheumatoid arthritis, periodontal disease and coronary artery disease.

Abou-Raya S, Abou-Raya A, Naim A, Abuelkheir H.

Clin Rheumatol. 2008 Apr;27(4):421-7. Epub 2007 Aug 29. Erratum in: Clin Rheumatol. 2008 Apr;27(4):551. PMID: 17763921 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in rheumatoid arthritis.

Gabriel SE.

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Increased augmentation index in rheumatoid arthritis and its relationship to coronary artery atherosclerosis.

Avalos I, Chung CP, Oeser A, Gebretsadik T, Shintani A, Kurnik D, Raggi P, Sokka T, Pincus T, Stein CM.

J Rheumatol. 2007 Dec;34(12):2388-94. Epub 2007 Nov 15.PMID: 18050386 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Heat-shock protein 60-reactive CD4+CD28null T cells in patients with acute coronary syndromes.

Zal B, Kaski JC, Arno G, Akiyu JP, Xu Q, Cole D, Whelan M, Russell N, Madrigal JA, Dodi IA, Baboonian C.

Circulation. 2004 Mar 16;109(10):1230-5. Epub 2004 Mar 1.PMID: 14993140 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Expansion of unusual CD4+ T cells in severe rheumatoid arthritis.

Martens PB, Goronzy JJ, Schaid D, Weyand CM.

Arthritis Rheum. 1997 Jun;40(6):1106-14.PMID: 9182921 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Cardiovascular death in rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based study.

Maradit-Kremers H, Nicola PJ, Crowson CS, Ballman KV, Gabriel SE.

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B-Lymphocytes in plaque and adventitia of coronary arteries in two patients with rheumatoid arthritis and coronary atherosclerosis: preliminary observations.

Aubry MC, Riehle DL, Edwards WD, Maradit-Kremers H, Roger VL, Sebo TJ, Gabriel SE.

Cardiovasc Pathol. 2004 Jul-Aug;13(4):233-6.PMID: 15210141 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Differences in atherosclerotic coronary heart disease between subjects with and without rheumatoid arthritis.

Aubry MC, Maradit-Kremers H, Reinalda MS, Crowson CS, Edwards WD, Gabriel SE.

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Comparison of clinical characteristics and prognosis in Taiwanese patients with coronary vasospastic angina pectoris without significant fixed coronary artery disease versus patients with significant fixed coronary artery disease and either stable angina pectoris or acute coronary syndromes.

Hung MJ, Hung MY, Cheng CW, Yang NI, Cherng WJ.

Am J Med Sci. 2007 Sep;334(3):160-7.PMID: 17873528 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

C-reactive protein and coronary artery calcium in asymptomatic women with systemic lupus erythematosus or rheumatoid arthritis.

Kao AH, Wasko MC, Krishnaswami S, Wagner J, Edmundowicz D, Shaw P, Cunningham AL, Danchenko N, Sutton-Tyrrell K, Tracy RP, Kuller LH, Manzi S.

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