AB0559 Progression of atherosclerosis in premenopausal rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with biological drugs – a five year follow up study

Background

Life expectancy in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients is reduced by 3-10 years mainly due to cardiovascular diseases. In the core study, we found that selected normotensive, non-diabetic, premenopausal RA patients had increased intima media thickness and more plaques, and thereby accelerated atherosclerosis, comparing to controls. In present follow up study we studied the impact of treatment with biologics and disease...