TY - JOUR AU - Kang, Yoon AU - Park, Hee-Jin AU - Kang, Mi-I AU - Lee, Hyang-Sun AU - Lee, Sang-Won AU - Lee, Soo-Kon AU - Park, Yong-Beom PY - 2013 DA - 2013/11/19 TI - Adipokines, inflammation, insulin resistance, and carotid atherosclerosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis JO - Arthritis Research & Therapy SP - R194 VL - 15 IS - 6 AB - Cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality are increased in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Inflammation is thought to be an important factor in accelerated atherosclerosis in RA, whereas insulin resistance is a known risk factor for atherosclerosis in RA. We hypothesised that adipokines could be a link between inflammation, insulin resistance, and atherosclerosis in RA. SN - 1478-6354 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/ar4384 DO - 10.1186/ar4384 ID - Kang2013 ER -