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21 February 2006

Asymptomatic Changes in the Carotid Arteries of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Publication: Annals of Internal Medicine
Volume 144, Number 4
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic disease in which inflammation leads to painful, swollen, and deformed joints. It usually affects the small joints of the hands and feet but may develop in any joint. People with RA usually have flares of joint pain and stiffness that last for weeks or months. Between flares, people with RA can be relatively free of symptoms. There is no cure for RA. Repeated attacks eventually destroy joints, and about 1 in 10 people with RA becomes severely disabled from joint destruction. Treatment reduces symptoms and joint damage. Several powerful drugs, known as disease-modifying antirheumatic …

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cover image Annals of Internal Medicine
Annals of Internal Medicine
Volume 144Number 421 February 2006
Pages: I-38

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Published online: 21 February 2006
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The summary below is from the full report titled “Preclinical Carotid Atherosclerosis in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.” It is in the 21 February 2006 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine (volume 144, pages 249-256). The authors are M.J. Roman, E. Moeller, A. Davis, S.A. Paget, M.K. Crow, M.D. Lockshin, L. Sammaritano, R.B. Devereux, J.E. Schwartz, D.M. Levine, and J.E. Salmon.

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Asymptomatic Changes in the Carotid Arteries of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Ann Intern Med.2006;144:I-38. [Epub 21 February 2006]. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-144-4-200602210-00003

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