Abstracts tagged "Cholesterol loading"

Abstract Number: 0270 • ACR Convergence 2021
Impact of Macrophage Cholesterol Loading Capacity and Interactions with Treatments on Cardiovascular Risk and Coronary Atherosclerosis Burden in Rheumatoid Arthritis
George Karpouzas¹, Bianca Papotti², sarah ormseth³, Marcella Palumbo⁴, Elizabeth Hernandez³, Cinzia Marchi⁴, Francesca Zimetti⁴, Matthew Budoff⁵, Franco Bernini⁴ and Nicoletta Ronda⁴, ¹Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, ²2. Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Italy, Parma, Italy, ³The Lundquist Institute, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, ⁴Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy, ⁵Division of Cardiology, and the Lundquist Institute ay Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
Background/Purpose: Statins and bDMARDs may decrease cardiovascular risk in RA by lowering coronary plaque formation, promoting regression and altering the composition of atherosclerotic lesions. Macrophage…