Vitamin D, besides having well‐known control functions of calcium and phosphorus
metabolism, bone formation and mineralization, also has a role in the maintenance of …

Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of mortality in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Endothelial dysfunction often precedes manifest atherosclerosis. Both traditional …

Numerous autoimmune-inflammatory rheumatic diseases have been associated with
accelerated atherosclerosis or other types of vasculopathy leading to increased cardio-and …

The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are characterized by chronic muscle inflammation
and involvement of internal organs, which contribute considerably to the morbidity and …

Objective: There are few large cohort studies available on the association of systemic and
thyroid autoimmune diseases. In this study, we wished to determine the association of …

OBJECTIVE: Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of mortality in rheumatoid arthritis
(RA). Endothelial dysfunction often precedes manifest atherosclerosis. We assessed …

Five-year follow-up of 665 Hungarian patients with undifferentiated connective tissue disease
(UCTD) Page 1 Five-year follow-up of 665 Hungarian patients with undifferentiated connective …

Objective. Interstitial lung disease (ILD) may be a characteristic, often serious, manifestation
of mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD). In this retrospective study, the frequency and …

Objectives. The pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis (SSc) includes vasculopathy with
endothelial dysfunction. The aim of this study was to investigate endothelium-dependent …

Increased cardiovascular mortality has been associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
There have been reports indicating that tumor necrosis factor blockers may exert favorable …