Abstract Number: 86 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Age Dependent Effects of Cholesterol and Smoking on the Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Women – Results from a Nested Case Control Study
Background/Purpose: Smoking is an established risk factor for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A positive association between body mass index (BMI) and the risk of RA in…Abstract Number: 2354 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Perspectives of Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis Regarding Cardiovascular Risk: A Qualitative Study
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most common cause of death among patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA)…Abstract Number: 1460 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Suppression of Cholesterol Levels and Impairment in Cholesterol Efflux By HDL in K/BxN Mice Is Associated with a Specific Cytokine/Chemokine Profile
Background/Purpose: Better understanding of lipid metabolism in active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is needed to understand the cholesterol changes associated with active disease, as well as…Abstract Number: 1558 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum Cathepsin S and Cystatin C Relation with Carotid Subclinical Atheromatosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with increased cardiovascular risks. Cathepsin S, a cysteine protease implicated in intracellular and extracellular proteolysis,…Abstract Number: 1681 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
4-Week Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with the JAK1-Selective Inhibitor Filgotinib (GLPG0634) Changes Lipid Profile with a Preferential Increase in HDL
Background/Purpose: Patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) present low levels of lipids - total cholesterol (TC), low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-c), high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-c) and…Abstract Number: 334 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Inflammatory Arthritis in K/BxN Mice Is Associated with Abnormal HDL Function
Background/Purpose Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have significantly increased cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality. Abnormal function of high density lipoprotein (HDL) has been implicated as…Abstract Number: 1437 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cholesterol Efflux Capacity of HDL and Coronary Atherosclerosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular (CV) risk is increased in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but not fully explained by traditional risk factors such as LDL and HDL…Abstract Number: 399 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Lipid Concentrations and Particle Sizes in Drug Naive Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose Excess mortality attributed to cardiovascular causes has been described among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Atherosclerotic lipid profile has been reported in patients with…Abstract Number: 1256 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Inflammation May Condition the Antiatherogenic Function of Small, Dense HDL in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with increased mortality, mainly due to cardiovascular disease. High grade inflammation might drive to premature atherosclerosis. High-density lipoprotein (HDL)…Abstract Number: 1252 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association of Paraoxonase 1 Gene Polymorphisms and Enzyme Activity with Carotid Plaque in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Paraoxonase 1 (PON1) is a high density lipoprotein (HDL) associated enzyme, which promotes the anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of HDL. PON1 polymorphisms and enzyme…