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Traditional and nontraditional cardiovascular risk factors are associated with atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis by DESSEIN, Patrick H, JOFFE, Barry I, VELLER, Martin G, STEVENS, Belinda A, TOBIAS, Milton, REDDI, Kogie, STANWIX, Anne E

“…OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between cardiovascular (CV) risk factors and atherosclerosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: The…”
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Influence of nonclassical cardiovascular risk factors on the accuracy of predicting subclinical atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis by DESSEIN, Patrick H, NORTON, Gavin R, WOODIWISS, Angela J, JOFFE, Barry I, WOLFE, Fred

“…OBJECTIVE: To determine whether nontraditional risk factors increase the accuracy of predicting the presence of carotid artery plaque based on traditional…”
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High sensitivity C-reactive protein as a disease activity marker in rheumatoid arthritis by DESSEIN, Patrick H, JOFFE, Barry I, STANWIX, Anne E

“…OBJECTIVE: To elucidate the potential contribution of high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) testing in the assessment of disease activity in rheumatoid…”
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Glucocorticoids and insulin sensitivity in rheumatoid arthritis by DESSEIN, Patrick H, JOFFE, Barry I, STANWIX, Anne E, CHRISTIAN, Berenice F, VELLER, Martin

“…OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of glucocorticoids on cardiovascular (CV) risk in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: We recorded demographic, clinical,…”
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The acute phase response does not fully predict the presence of insulin resistance and dyslipidemia in inflammatory arthritis by DESSEIN, Patrick H, JOFFE, Barry I, STANWIX, Anne, BOTHA, Andre S, MOOMAL, Zubair

“…OBJECTIVE: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with an increased mortality rate from cardiovascular disease. This may relate to insulin resistance and…”
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Biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction, cardiovascular risk factors and atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis by Dessein, Patrick H, Joffe, Barry I, Singh, Sham

“…Cardiovascular event rates are markedly increased in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and RA atherogenesis remains poorly understood. The relative contributions of…”
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Aminotransferases are associated with insulin resistance and atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis by Dessein, Patrick H, Woodiwiss, Angela J, Joffe, Barry I, Norton, Gavin R

“…Serum aminotransferase concentrations are reportedly strongly associated with insulin resistance, an established cardiovascular risk factor that is not…”
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Diabetes mellitus and hypothyroidism: Strange bedfellows or mutual companions? by Joffe, Barry I, Distiller, Larry A

“…Clinicians should be cognizant of the close relationship that exists between two of the most common endocrine disorders, primary hypothyroidism and diabetes…”
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Insulin resistance and impaired beta cell function in rheumatoid arthritis by Dessein, Patrick H., Joffe, Barry I.

“…Objective To identify factors that regulate glucose metabolism in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods We evaluated the homeostatic model assessment of insulin…”
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Cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis versus osteoarthritis: acute phase response related decreased insulin sensitivity and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol as well as clustering of metabolic syndrome features in rheumatoid arthritis by Dessein, Patrick H, Stanwix, Anne E, Joffe, Barry I

“…Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients experience a markedly increased frequency of cardiovascular disease. We evaluated cardiovascular risk profiles in 79 RA…”
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Metabolic cardiovascular risk burden and atherosclerosis in African black and Caucasian women with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study by Dessein, Patrick H, Norton, Gavin R, Joffe, Barry I, Abdool-Carrim, Abu T, Woodiwiss, Angela J, Solomon, Ahmed

“…The impact of metabolic risk factors on atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ACVD) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) from developing populations is…”
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The waist circumference of risk in black South african men is lower than in men of European ancestry by Kalk, W John, Joffe, Barry I, Sumner, Anne E

“…Central obesity measured by waist circumference is a cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor; however, the waist circumference of risk in populations of…”
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Independent role of conventional cardiovascular risk factors as predictors of C-reactive protein concentrations in rheumatoid arthritis by DESSEIN, Patrick H, NORTON, Gavin R, WOODIWISS, Angela J, JOFFE, Barry I, SOLOMON, Ahmed

“…We elucidated whether factors that determine systemic inflammation in the general population independently contribute to C-reactive protein (CRP)…”
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When is a patient with rheumatoid arthritis at risk for cardiovascular disease? by Dessein, Patrick H, Joffe, Barry I

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Subclinical hypothyroidism is associated with insulin resistance in rheumatoid arthritis by Dessein, Patrick H, Joffe, Barry I, Stanwix, Anne E

“…We investigated the prevalence of subclinical hypothyroidism and its association with insulin resistance and other cardiovascular (CV) risk factors in…”
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Autonomic dysfunction in systemic sclerosis: sympathetic overactivity and instability by Dessein, P H, Joffe, B I, Metz, R M, Millar, D L, Lawson, M, Stanwix, A E

“…This study was designed to assess the prevalence and nature of autonomic dysfunction (AD) in 34 patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Patients were…”
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Differences in coronary heart disease prevalence and risk factors in African and White patients with type 2 diabetes by Kalk, W. John, Joffe, Barry I

“…Abstract Coronary heart disease (CHD) is rare in sub-Saharan Africans; there are few data in African diabetic populations. We therefore evaluated the…”
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Inflammation, insulin resistance, and aberrant lipid metabolism as cardiovascular risk factors in rheumatoid arthritis by Dessein, Patrick H, Joffe, Barry I, Stanwix, Anne E

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Carotid artery intima–media complex thickening in patients with relatively long-surviving type 1 diabetes mellitus by Distiller, Larry A., Joffe, Barry I., Melville, Vanessa, Welman, Tania, Distiller, Greg B.

“…The factors responsible for premature coronary atherosclerosis in patients with type 1 diabetes are ill defined. We therefore assessed carotid intima–media…”
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Effects of disease modifying agents and dietary intervention on insulin resistance and dyslipidemia in inflammatory arthritis: a pilot study by Dessein, Patrick H, Joffe, Barry I, Stanwix, Anne E

“…Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) experience excess cardiovascular disease (CVD). We investigated the effects of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs…”
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