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Access through your institution Buy or subscribe Karvouneris SA _ et al_. (2007) Metabolic syndrome is common among middle-to-older aged Mediterranean patients with rheumatoid arthritis and
correlates with disease activity: a retrospective, cross-sectional, controlled, study. _Ann Rheum Dis_ 66: 28–33 Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an elevated risk of
cardiovascular disease—and about half of these patients die from cardiovascular causes. In the general population, the metabolic syndrome confers a similarly increased risk of cardiovascular
disease. Since patients with RA frequently have insulin resistance, and systemic inflammation is a pathogenetic mechanism common to both insulin resistance and atherosclerosis, Karvounaris
and colleagues investigated the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in Mediterranean patients with RA. This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution ACCESS OPTIONS
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