Metabolic syndrome is associated with increased cardiovascular risk and disease damage in patients with Takayasu arteritis

Saglam B., Kaymaz-Tahra S., KENAR G., Kocaer S., Omma A., ERDEN A., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES, vol.25, no.7, pp.775-780, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 25 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/1756-185x.14335
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.775-780
  • Keywords: cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, Takayasu arteritis, vasculitis, MULTICENTER
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is one of the preventable risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of MetS on CVD and cumulative organ damage in a multi-center, large cohort of patients with Takayasu arteritis (TAK).