The correlation between cardiovascular risk and functional disability and disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

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Guler M., Umut S. Y., AYDIN T., REZVANİ A., Poyraz E.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.43, no.6, pp.919-927, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 43 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-1208-34
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.919-927
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: To determine the cardiovascular risk (CVR) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and its correlation with disease activity and functional ability by using the Framingham risk score (FRS) and to compare the CVR of the RA patients with the control group with the help of the FRS.