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ReviewLife (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Accelerated Atherosclerosis, New Biomarkers, and the Effects of Biological Therapy.

Diana Popescu, Elena Rezus, Minerva Codruta Badescu, Nicoleta Dima, Petronela Nicoleta Seritean Isac, Ioan-Teodor Dragoi, Ciprian Rezus

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In one paragraph

Review in Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
25citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
9.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Subclinical atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis: a case cohort analysis from ELSA-Brasil.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas · 2026
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  17. Emerging Landscape ofACS pharmacology & translational science · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Diana PopescuDepartment of Internal Medicine, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania.
Elena RezusDepartment of Rheumatology and Physiotherapy, "Grigore. T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-8175-2583
Minerva Codruta BadescuDepartment of Internal Medicine, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-8942-1909
Nicoleta DimaDepartment of Internal Medicine, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania.
Petronela Nicoleta Seritean IsacDepartment of Internal Medicine, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania.
Ioan-Teodor DragoiDepartment of Rheumatology and Physiotherapy, "Grigore. T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania.
Ciprian RezusDepartment of Internal Medicine, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-1155-7325
Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy · ROClinical Emergency Hospital Bucharest · RO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), one of the most common of the chronic inflammatory autoimmune diseases (CIADs), is recognized as an independent cardiovascular risk factor. Traditional risk factors such as smoking, arterial hypertension, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, and obesity are frequently found in RA. Given the increased risk of mortality and morbidity associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) in RA patients, screening for risk factors is important. Moreover, there is a need to identify potential predictors of subclinical atherosclerosis. Recent studies have shown that markers such as serum homocysteine, asymmetric dimethylarginine, or carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) are correlated with cardiovascular risk. Although RA presents a cardiovascular risk comparable to that of diabetes, it is not managed as well in terms of acute cardiovascular events. The introduction of biological therapy has opened new perspectives in the understanding of this pathology, confirming the involvement and importance of the inflammatory markers, cytokines, and the immune system. In addition to effects in inducing remission and slowing disease progression, most biologics have demonstrated efficacy in reducing the risk of major cardiovascular events. Some studies have also been conducted in patients without RA, with similar results. However, early detection of atherosclerosis and the use of targeted therapies are the cornerstone for reducing cardiovascular risk in RA patients.

Indexed as

atherosclerosisautoimmune diseasebiological therapycardiovascular riskinflammationrheumatoid arthritis

Identifiers

PMID36836675
PMCPMC9965162
OpenAlexW4317743434

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