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The Relationship Between Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and the Activity of Rheumatoid Arthritis by Targońska-Stepniak, Bożena, Drelich-Zbroja, Anna, Majdan, Maria

“…BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular (CV) disease, the most common cause of mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), is largely attributable to accelerated…”
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Metabolic Syndrome and Rheumatoid Arthritis Activity: An Analysis of Clinical, Laboratory, and Ultrasound Parameters by Grzechnik, Krzysztof, Targońska-Stępniak, Bożena

“…(1) Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease associated with an increased incidence of metabolic syndrome (MetS). The aim of this…”
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Serum Amyloid A as a Marker of Persistent Inflammation and an Indicator of Cardiovascular and Renal Involvement in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Targońska-Stępniak, Bożena, Majdan, Maria

“…Objectives. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic, inflammatory disease. Serum amyloid A (SAA) is an acute-phase protein, involved in pathogenesis of…”
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Gender Differences in Cardiovascular Risk Profile in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Low Disease Activity by Majdan, Maria, Biskup, Wojciech, Biskup, Małgorzata, Targońska-Stępniak, Bożena

“…Objective. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an excess risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease (CVD). The objective of the study was to compare CV risk…”
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Response to: Comment on ＂Serum Amyloid A as a Marker of Persistent Inflammation and an Indicator of Cardiovascular and Renal Involvement in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Targońska-Stępniak, Bożena, Majdan, Maria

“…We thank the authors for the detailed analysis of the paper “Serum Amyloid A as a Marker of Persistent Inflammation and an Indicator of Cardiovascular and…”
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Prospective assessment of cardiovascular risk parameters in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by Targońska-Stępniak, Bożena, Piotrowski, Mariusz, Zwolak, Robert, Drelich-Zbroja, Anna, Majdan, Maria

“…The study presents a prospective follow-up assessment of cardiovascular (CV) risk parameters in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in comparison with…”
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Leptin serum levels in rheumatoid arthritis patients: relation to disease duration and activity by Targońska-Stępniak, Bożena, Majdan, Maria, Dryglewska, Magdalena

“…Leptin is a peptide hormone with the tertiary structure of a cytokine, which not only regulates body weight by inhibiting food intake, but also modulates…”
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Adiponectin and leptin serum concentrations in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by Targońska-Stępniak, Bożena, Dryglewska, Magdalena, Majdan, Maria

“…Adipose tissue is regarded as an active metabolic and endocrine organ producing adipokines. The purpose of the study was to evaluate adiponectin and leptin…”
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Amino-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide as a prognostic marker in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by Targońska-Stępniak, Bożena, Majdan, Maria

“…Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with increased cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality, of which amino-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide…”
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Associations between parameters of nutritional status and disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by Targońska-Stępniak, Bożena, Majdan, Maria

“…In patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the loss of body cell mass is observed, known as rheumatoid cachexia. Cachexia is associated with increased…”
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Prevalence of antiphospholipid antibodies in rheumatoid arthritis patients and relationship with disease activity by Jeleniewicz, Radosław, Majdan, Maria, Targońska-Stępniak, Bożena, Dryglewska, Magdalena

“…It is still unclear how important the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) is in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The aim of the study was to…”
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Influence of long-term leflunomide treatment on serum amyloid concentration in rheumatoid arthritis patients by Targońska-Stępniak, Bożena, Dryglewska, Magdalena, Majdan, Maria

“…Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, inflammatory disease that requires intervention with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) to stop disease…”
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The Usefulness of Cellular Immune Inflammation Markers and Ultrasound Evaluation in the Assessment of Disease Activity in Patients with Spondyloarthritis by Targońska-Stępniak, Bożena, Grzechnik, Krzysztof

“…Background: The systemic inflammation response index (SIRI) and systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) have been introduced as inflammatory markers and…”
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The Relationship between Hematological Markers of Systemic Inflammation (Neutrophil-To-Lymphocyte, Platelet-To-Lymphocyte, Lymphocyte-To-Monocyte Ratios) and Ultrasound Disease Activity Parameters in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Targońska-Stępniak, Bożena, Zwolak, Robert, Piotrowski, Mariusz, Grzechnik, Krzysztof, Majdan, Maria

“…Background: An accurate measurement of disease activity is essential for the appropriate management of a patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Hematological…”
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Cardiovascular system changes in rheumatoid arthritis patients with continued low disease activity by Biskup, Małgorzata, Biskup, Wojciech, Majdan, Maria, Targońska-Stępniak, Bożena

“…Systemic inflammation and disease activity seem to contribute to excessive prevalence of cardiovascular (CV) diseases (CVDs) in patients with rheumatoid…”
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Divertículo congénito del ventrículo izquierdo en el niño:: una experiencia africana by Savío Benavides, Andrés, Targonski, Adam, Bozena, Targonska

“…Se describe el caso de un escolar africano, de 7 años de edad, con un divertículo congénito del ventrículo izquierdo que fue exitosamente tratado mediante…”
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The Relationship between Platelet Indices and Ultrasound, Clinical, Laboratory Parameters of Disease Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Targońska-Stępniak, Bożena, Grzechnik, Krzysztof, Zwolak, Robert

“…(1) Background: A proper assessment of disease activity is crucial for the management of a patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Platelets seem to be…”
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Diastolic dysfunction in rheumatoid arthritis patients with low disease activity by Targońska-Stępniak, Bożena, Biskup, Małgorzata, Biskup, Wojciech, Majdan, Maria

“…Introduction/objectives Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk for congestive heart failure (CHF) and left ventricular diastolic…”
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Smoking cessation advice by rheumatologists: results of an international survey by Naranjo, Antonio, Khan, Nasim A, Cutolo, Maurizio, Lee, Shin-Seok, Lazovskis, Juris, Laas, Karin, Pandya, Sapan, Sokka, Tuulikki

“…The aim of this study was to understand practices regarding smoking cessation among rheumatologists for patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases. A survey…”
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Systemic Inflammatory Parameters in Patients with Elderly-Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis (EORA) and Young-Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis (YORA)-An Observational Study by Targońska-Stępniak, Bożena, Grzechnik, Krzysztof, Kolarz, Katarzyna, Gągoł, Danuta, Majdan, Maria

“…Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) occurs more often in elderly individuals. Elderly onset RA (EORA) (onset > 60 years) encompasses a specific subset of patients if…”
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