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Lack of association between glucocorticoid use and presence of the metabolic syndrome in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study.

Toms TE, Panoulas VF, Douglas KM, Griffiths HR, Kitas GD.

Arthritis Res Ther. 2008;10(6):R145. Epub 2008 Dec 17.PMID: 19091101 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Long-term exposure to medium-dose glucocorticoid therapy associates with hypertension in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Panoulas VF, Douglas KM, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Metsios GS, Nightingale P, Kita MD, Elisaf MS, Kitas GD.

Rheumatology (Oxford). 2008 Jan;47(1):72-5.PMID: 18077493 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Methotrexate therapy associates with reduced prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in rheumatoid arthritis patients over the age of 60- more than just an anti-inflammatory effect? A cross sectional study.

Toms TE, Panoulas VF, John H, Douglas KM, Kitas GD.

Arthritis Res Ther. 2009;11(4):R110. Epub 2009 Jul 16.PMID: 19607680 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Prevalence and factors associated with metabolic syndrome in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus.

Zonana-Nacach A, Santana-Sahagún E, Jiménez-Balderas FJ, Camargo-Coronel A.

J Clin Rheumatol. 2008 Apr;14(2):74-7.PMID: 18391674 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis versus osteoarthritis: acute phase response related decreased insulin sensitivity and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol as well as clustering of metabolic syndrome features in rheumatoid arthritis.

Dessein PH, Stanwix AE, Joffe BI.

Arthritis Res. 2002;4(5):R5. Epub 2002 Jun 19.PMID: 12223108 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Glucocorticoids and cardiovascular events in rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based cohort study.

Davis JM 3rd, Maradit Kremers H, Crowson CS, Nicola PJ, Ballman KV, Therneau TM, Roger VL, Gabriel SE.

Arthritis Rheum. 2007 Mar;56(3):820-30.PMID: 17330254 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Cardiovascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: results from the QUEST-RA study.

Naranjo A, Sokka T, Descalzo MA, Calvo-Alén J, Hørslev-Petersen K, Luukkainen RK, Combe B, Burmester GR, Devlin J, Ferraccioli G, Morelli A, Hoekstra M, Majdan M, Sadkiewicz S, Belmonte M, Holmqvist AC, Choy E, Tunc R, Dimic A, Bergman M, Toloza S, Pincus T; QUEST-RA Group.

Arthritis Res Ther. 2008;10(2):R30. Epub 2008 Mar 6.PMID: 18325087 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome is increased in rheumatoid arthritis and is associated with coronary atherosclerosis.

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

Atherosclerosis. 2008 Feb;196(2):756-63. Epub 2007 Jan 30.PMID: 17266963 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Metabolic syndrome is common among middle-to-older aged Mediterranean patients with rheumatoid arthritis and correlates with disease activity: a retrospective, cross-sectional, controlled, study.

Karvounaris SA, Sidiropoulos PI, Papadakis JA, Spanakis EK, Bertsias GK, Kritikos HD, Ganotakis ES, Boumpas DT.

Ann Rheum Dis. 2007 Jan;66(1):28-33. Epub 2006 Jun 22.PMID: 16793841 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Insulin resistance is an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis.

La Montagna G, Cacciapuoti F, Buono R, Manzella D, Mennillo GA, Arciello A, Valentini G, Paolisso G.

Diab Vasc Dis Res. 2007 Jun;4(2):130-5.PMID: 17654447 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prevalence and associations of hypertension and its control in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Panoulas VF, Douglas KM, Milionis HJ, Stavropoulos-Kalinglou A, Nightingale P, Kita MD, Tselios AL, Metsios GS, Elisaf MS, Kitas GD.

Rheumatology (Oxford). 2007 Sep;46(9):1477-82. Epub 2007 Aug 17.PMID: 17704521 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Association of serum uric acid with cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis.

Panoulas VF, Milionis HJ, Douglas KM, Nightingale P, Kita MD, Klocke R, Elisaf MS, Kitas GD.

Rheumatology (Oxford). 2007 Sep;46(9):1466-70. Epub 2007 Jul 21.PMID: 17644822 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The metabolic syndrome is amplified in hypothyroid rheumatoid arthritis patients: a cross-sectional study.

Raterman HG, van Eijk IC, Voskuyl AE, Peters MJ, Dijkmans BA, van Halm VP, Simsek S, Lems WF, Nurmohamed MT.

Ann Rheum Dis. 2010 Jan;69(1):39-42. Epub .PMID: 19103637 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Metabolic syndrome in Portugal: prevalence and implications for cardiovascular risk--results from the VALSIM Study.

Fiuza M, Cortez-Dias N, Martins S, Belo A; VALSIM study investigators.

Rev Port Cardiol. 2008 Dec;27(12):1495-529. English, Portuguese. PMID: 19280993 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Rheumatoid cachexia is associated with dyslipidemia and low levels of atheroprotective natural antibodies against phosphorylcholine but not with dietary fat in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study.

Elkan AC, Håkansson N, Frostegård J, Cederholm T, Hafström I.

Arthritis Res Ther. 2009;11(2):R37. Epub 2009 Mar 10.PMID: 19284557 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Antioxidants and other novel cardiovascular risk factors in subjects with rheumatoid arthritis in a large population sample.

De Pablo P, Dietrich T, Karlson EW.

Arthritis Rheum. 2007 Aug 15;57(6):953-62.PMID: 17665477 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The impact of the metabolic syndrome on the patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Agoşton-Coldea L, Mocan T, Rusu LD, Pais R, Albu A, Rusu ML, Perna S.

Rom J Intern Med. 2008;46(1):55-62.PMID: 19157271 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

High HDL-cholesterol in women with rheumatoid arthritis on low-dose glucocorticoid therapy.

García-Gómez C, Nolla JM, Valverde J, Narváez J, Corbella E, Pintó X.

Eur J Clin Invest. 2008 Sep;38(9):686-92.PMID: 18837746 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

High-grade inflammation, circulating adiponectin concentrations and cardiovascular risk factors in severe rheumatoid arthritis.

Gonzalez-Gay MA, Llorca J, Garcia-Unzueta MT, Gonzalez-Juanatey C, De Matias JM, Martin J, Redelinghuys M, Woodiwiss AJ, Norton GR, Dessein PH.

Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2008 Jul-Aug;26(4):596-603.PMID: 18799090 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Association between psoriasis and the metabolic syndrome. A cross-sectional study.

Cohen AD, Sherf M, Vidavsky L, Vardy DA, Shapiro J, Meyerovitch J.

Dermatology. 2008;216(2):152-5. Epub 2008 Jan 23.PMID: 18216477 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles