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Insulin resistance common among RA patients.(Rheumatoid arthritis)(Disease/Disorder overview)
Publication: Internal Medicine News Publication Date: 15-JUN-06 Author: Walsh, Nancy
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COPYRIGHT 2006 International Medical News Group
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND -- High rates of insulin resistance among patients with theumatoid arthritis may help explain these patients' increased risk for cardiovascular disease, according to a poster presented by Dr. George D. Kitas at the annual meeting of the British Society for Rheumatology.
Evidence has been increasing that suggests involvement of chronic inflammation in atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease in both rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and the general population, but the precise disease processes are not fully understood, Dr. Kitas noted.
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