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ba0001pp23 | Arthritis and other joint diseases: translational and clinical | ECTS2013

Ultrasound carotid plaque morphology in rheumatoid arthritis women without previous cardiovascular events

Castro Alice , Carmona-Fernandes Diana , Santos Maria Jose , Mendes-Pedro Luis , Canhao Helena , Fonseca Joao Eurico

Introduction: In rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients subclinical atherosclerosis and cardiovascular events (CV) occur more frequently and at younger ages than in the general population. Previous data suggest that heterogeneous plaques on USA are more unstable and frequently contain a higher amount of lipids and which make them hypoechoic and had higher potential for embolization and thrombosis. The aim of our work was to estimate the prevalence and the ultrasound morphology of ...