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Sex differences in cardiovascular and disease-related features in axial spondyloarthritis. A multicenter study of 912 patients
To determine the potential impact of sex-specific disease-related characteristics on cardiovascular (CV) disease in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). Cross-sectional study of the Spanish AtheSpAin cohort to study CV disease in axSpA. Data on carotid ultrasound and CV disease and disease-related featu...
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Published in: | Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism 2023-06, Vol.60, p.152198-152198, Article 152198 |
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Summary: | To determine the potential impact of sex-specific disease-related characteristics on cardiovascular (CV) disease in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA).
Cross-sectional study of the Spanish AtheSpAin cohort to study CV disease in axSpA. Data on carotid ultrasound and CV disease and disease-related features were collected.
611 men and 301 women were recruited. Classic CV risk factors were significantly less prevalent in women, who also showed a lower frequency of carotid plaques (p = 0.001), lower carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) values (p |
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ISSN: | 0049-0172 1532-866X |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2023.152198 |