Rheumatoid arthritis is an independent risk factor for an increased augmentation index regardless of the coexistence of traditional cardiovascular risk factors.

  • Herwig Pieringer
  • , Tobias Brummaier
  • , Michael Schmid
  • , Max Pichler
  • , Avida Hayat-Khayyati
  • , Stefan Ebner
  • , Georg Biesenbach
  • , Erich Pohanka

Research output: Contribution to journalOriginal Articlepeer-review

18 Citations (Web of Science)
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)17-22
JournalSEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM
Volume42
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

Keywords

  • CENTRAL ARTERIAL-PRESSURE
  • WAVE REFLECTIONS
  • AORTIC PRESSURE
  • PULSE PRESSURE
  • DISEASE
  • STIFFNESS
  • MORTALITY
  • ATHEROSCLEROSIS
  • EVENTS
  • FORM

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