Abstracts tagged "cardiovascular disease and Disease Activity"

Abstract Number: 2317 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Gut Dysbiosis Is Associated with Measures of Early Vascular Dysfunction in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Michelle Ormseth¹, Joseph Solus ¹, Annette Oeser ¹ and C. Michael Stein ¹, ¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have accelerated cardiovascular disease independent of traditional risk factors. Previous studies demonstrate that the gut microbiome is altered in…