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ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2024

Elevated remnant cholesterol as a potential predictor for cardiovascular events in rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Ching-Kun Chang, Yi-Chen Li, Po-Ku Chen, Shih-Hsin Chang, Der-Yuan Chen

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Article in Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Ching-Kun ChangRheumatology and Immunology Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Yi-Chen LiClinical Medicine Research Center, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.
Po-Ku ChenRheumatology and Immunology Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Shih-Hsin ChangRheumatology and Immunology Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Der-Yuan ChenRheumatology and Immunology Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.

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Abstract

Objective: The risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remains inadequately defined. Consequently, this study aims to evaluate the predictive value of remnant cholesterol (RC) for assessing CVD risk in RA patients. Methods: Plasma RC levels were measured in 114 RA patients and 41 healthy controls, calculated as total cholesterol minus HDL-C and LDL-C. These levels were further analyzed using Results: RC levels were significantly elevated in RA patients (19.0 mg/dl, Conclusion: Elevated RC levels demonstrate greater accuracy in predicting CVE occurrence in RA patients compared to traditional measures such as LDL-C. These findings suggest that elevated RC levels may serve as a novel predictor for occurrence of CVE in RA patients, facilitating early intervention strategies based on the risk stratification.

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cardiovascular events (CVE)low-density lipoprotein (LDL)predictionremnant cholesterol (RC)rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

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PMCPMC11423425

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