morbidity and mortality and takayasu arteritis Archives

Abstract Number: 1683 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013
High Prevalence Of Metabolic Syndrome In Takayasu Arteritis: An Increased Cardiovascular Risk and Lower Adiponectin Serum Levels
Thiago Silva¹, Mauricio Levy-Neto², Rosa M. R. Pereira³ and Eloisa Bonfa⁴, ¹Rheumatology Division, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ³Rheumatology, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁴Rheumatology Division, Universidade de Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: The prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) tends to be high among rheumatic patients, and cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in these…

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