1: Bayley R, Kite KA, McGettrick HM, Smith JP, Kitas GD, Buckley CD, Young SP. The autoimmune-associated genetic variant PTPN22 R620W enhances neutrophil activation and function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and healthy individuals. Ann Rheum Dis. 2014 Mar 24. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-204796. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24665115.
2: Saratzis A, Bown MJ, Wild B, Nightingale P, Smith J, Johnson C, Melas N, Kitas GD. Association between seven single nucleotide polymorphisms involved in inflammation and proteolysis and abdominal aortic aneurysm. J Vasc Surg. 2014 Mar 7. pii: S0741-5214(14)00170-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2013.11.099. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24613192.
3: Semb AG, Rollefstad S, van Riel P, Kitas GD, Matteson EL, Gabriel SE. Cardiovascular disease assessment in rheumatoid arthritis: a guide to translating knowledge of cardiovascular risk into clinical practice. Ann Rheum Dis. 2014 Mar 7. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-204792. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24608403.
4: Mavrogeni S, Sfikakis PP, Karabela G, Stavropoulos E, Kolovou G, Kitas GD. “All roads lead to Rome” ventricular tachycardia due to right ventricle involvement in autoimmune and non-autoimmune disease. Int J Cardiol. 2014 Feb 22. pii: S0167-5273(14)00372-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.02.019. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24598233.
5: Sandoo A, Kitas GD, Carmichael AR. Endothelial Dysfunction as a Determinant of Trastuzumab-mediated Cardiotoxicity in Patients with Breast Cancer. Anticancer Res. 2014 Mar;34(3):1147-51. PubMed PMID: 24596352.
6: Mavrogeni S, Sfikakis P, Dimitroulas T, Kolovou G, Kitas GD. Edema and fibrosis imaging by cardiovascular magnetic resonance: How can the experience of Cardiology be best utilized in rheumatological practice? Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2014 Jan 23. pii: S0049-0172(14)00006-7. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2014.01.005. [Epub ahead of print] Review. PubMed PMID: 24582213.
7: Tam LS, Kitas GD, González-Gay MA. Can suppression of inflammation by anti-TNF prevent progression of subclinical atherosclerosis in inflammatory arthritis? Rheumatology (Oxford). 2014 Feb 28. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24501245.
8: Mavrogeni S, Dimitroulas T, Buccareli-Ducci C, Ardoin S, Sfikakis PP, Kolovou G, Kitas GD. Rheumatoid arthritis: an autoimmune disease with female preponderance and cardiovascular risk equivalent to Diabetes Mellitus: Role of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. Inflamm Allergy Drug Targets. 2014 Jan 31. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24479835.
9: Mavrogeni S, Kouranos V, Sfikakis PP, Bratis K, Kitas GD, Manali E, Perros E, Vlasis K, Rapti A, Koulouris N, van Wijk K, Hautemann D, Reiber JH, Kolovou G, Tzelepis GE, Gialafos E. Myocardial stress perfusion-fibrosis imaging pattern in sarcoidosis, assessed by cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging. Int J Cardiol. 2014 Mar 15;172(2):501-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.01.006. Epub 2014 Jan 16. PubMed PMID: 24476697.
10: Dimitroulas T, Sandoo A, Smith JP, Kitas GD. Asymmetric dimethylarginine is not associated with subendocardial viability ratio in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Int J Cardiol. 2014 Mar 1;172(1):285-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.12.235. Epub 2014 Jan 10. PubMed PMID: 24447745.
11: Arts EE, Popa C, Den Broeder AA, Semb AG, Toms T, Kitas GD, van Riel PL, Fransen J. Performance of four current risk algorithms in predicting cardiovascular events in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2014 Jan 3. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-204024. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24389293.
12: Saratzis A, Saedon M, Melas N, Kitas GD, Mahmood A. Obesity as an Independent Predictor of Outcome after Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair. Ann Vasc Surg. 2013 Dec 27. pii: S0890-5096(13)00481-0. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2013.07.008. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24378248.
13: Mavrogeni S, Sfikakis PP, Karabela G, Stavropoulos E, Spiliotis G, Gialafos E, Panopoulos S, Bournia V, Manolopoulou D, Kolovou G, Kitas G. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging in asymptomatic patients with connective tissue disease and recent onset left bundle branch block. Int J Cardiol. 2014 Jan 15;171(1):82-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.11.059. Epub 2013 Dec 4. PubMed PMID: 24331867.
14: Yarwood A, Viatte S, Plant D, Morgan AW, Isaacs J, Wilson AG, Hyrich K, Eyre S, Barton A; Biologics in Rheumatoid Arthritis Genetics and Genomics Study Syndicate (BRAGGSS). Testing the role of vitamin D in response to antitumour necrosis factor α therapy in a UK cohort: a Mendelian randomisation approach. Ann Rheum Dis. 2013 Dec 9. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-204443. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24323394.
15: Sandoo A, Chanchlani N, Hodson J, Smith JP, Douglas KM, Kitas GD. Classical cardiovascular disease risk factors associate with vascular function and morphology in rheumatoid arthritis: a six-year prospective study. Arthritis Res Ther. 2013;15(6):R203. PubMed PMID: 24289091.
16: Protogerou AD, Panagiotakos DB, Zampeli E, Argyris AA, Arida K, Konstantonis GD, Pitsavos C, Kitas GD, Sfikakis PP. Arterial hypertension assessed “out-of-office” in a contemporary cohort of rheumatoid arthritis patients free of cardiovascular disease is characterized by high prevalence, low awareness, poor control and increased vascular damage-associated “white coat” phenomenon. Arthritis Res Ther. 2013 Oct 2;15(5):R142. doi: 10.1186/ar4324. PubMed PMID: 24286134.
17: Sattar N, Kitas GD. Rheumatoid arthritis: Testing the inflammation-insulin resistance link in clinical trials. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2013 Dec;9(12):702-3. doi: 10.1038/nrrheum.2013.178. Epub 2013 Nov 19. PubMed PMID: 24247367.
18: Saratzis A, Bown M, Wild B, Sayers RD, Nightingale P, Smith J, Johnson C, Kitas G. C-reactive protein polymorphism rs3091244 is associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm. J Vasc Surg. 2013 Oct 14. pii: S0741-5214(13)01456-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2013.07.105. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24135623.
19: Mavrogeni S, Sfikakis PP, Gialafos E, Bratis K, Karabela G, Stavropoulos E, Spiliotis G, Sfendouraki E, Panopoulos S, Bournia V, Kolovou G, Kitas GD. Cardiac tissue characterization and the diagnostic value of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in systemic connective tissue diseases. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken).
2014 Jan;66(1):104-12. doi: 10.1002/acr.22181. PubMed PMID: 24106233.
20: Panoulas VF, Toms TE, Douglas KM, Sandoo A, Metsios GS, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Kitas GD. Prolonged QTc interval predicts all-cause mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: an association driven by high inflammatory burden. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2014 Jan;53(1):131-7. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/ket338. Epub 2013 Oct 3. PubMed PMID: 24097136.
21: Cutolo M, Kitas GD, van Riel PL. Burden of disease in treated rheumatoid arthritis patients: going beyond the joint. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2014 Feb;43(4):479-88. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2013.08.004. Epub 2013 Sep 27. PubMed PMID: 24080116.
22: Sandoo A, Hodson J, Douglas KM, Smith JP, Kitas GD. The association between functional and morphological assessments of endothelial function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study. Arthritis Res Ther. 2013;15(5):R107. PubMed PMID: 24010810.
23: Metsios GS, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJ, Nightingale P, Sandoo A, Dimitroulas T, Kitas GD, Koutedakis Y. Individualised exercise improves endothelial function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2014 Apr 1;73(4):748-51. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-203291. Epub 2013 Jul 31. PubMed PMID: 23904472.
24: Bluett J, Ibrahim I, Plant D, Hyrich KL, Morgan AW, Wilson AG, Isaacs JD; BRAGGSS, Barton A. Association of a complement receptor 1 gene variant with baseline erythrocyte sedimentation rate levels in patients starting anti-TNF therapy in a UK rheumatoid arthritis cohort: results from the Biologics in Rheumatoid Arthritis Genetics and Genomics Study Syndicate cohort. Pharmacogenomics J. 2014 Apr;14(2):171-5. doi: 10.1038/tpj.2013.26. Epub 2013 Jul 16. PubMed PMID: 23856853; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3965567.
25: Mavrogeni S, Dimitroulas T, Sfikakis PP, Kitas GD. Heart involvement in rheumatoid arthritis: multimodality imaging and the emerging role of cardiac magnetic resonance. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2013 Dec;43(3):314-24. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2013.05.001. Epub 2013 Jun 17. PubMed PMID: 23786873.
26: Young SP, Kapoor SR, Viant MR, Byrne JJ, Filer A, Buckley CD, Kitas GD, Raza K. The impact of inflammation on metabolomic profiles in patients with arthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 2013 Aug;65(8):2015-23. doi: 10.1002/art.38021. PubMed PMID: 23740368; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3840700.
27: Saratzis A, Sarafidis P, Melas N, Saratzis N, Kitas G. Impaired renal function is associated with mortality and morbidity after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. J Vasc Surg. 2013 Oct;58(4):879-85. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2013.03.036. Epub 2013 May 14. PubMed PMID: 23683383.
28: Dimitroulas T, Douglas KM, Panoulas VF, Toms T, Smith JP, Treharne GJ, Nightingale P, Hodson J, Kitas GD. Derangement of hemostasis in rheumatoid arthritis: association with demographic, inflammatory and metabolic factors. Clin Rheumatol. 2013 Sep;32(9):1357-64. doi: 10.1007/s10067-013-2283-6. Epub 2013 May 15. PubMed PMID: 23673438.
29: Mavrogeni S, Sfikakis PP, Gialafos E, Karabela G, Stavropoulos E, Sfendouraki E, Panopoulos S, Kolovou G, Kitas GD. Diffuse, subendocardial vasculitis. A new entity identified by cardiovascular magnetic resonance and its clinical implications. Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 3;168(3):2971-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.04.116. Epub 2013 May 4. PubMed PMID: 23647593.
30: Bamias G, Stamatelopoulos K, Zampeli E, Protogerou A, Sigala F, Papamichael C, Christopoulos P, Kitas GD, Sfikakis PP. Circulating levels of TNF-like cytokine 1A correlate with the progression of atheromatous lesions in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Immunol. 2013 May;147(2):144-50. doi: 10.1016/j.clim.2013.03.002. Epub 2013 Mar 26. PubMed PMID: 23598291.
31: Dimitroulas T, Giannakoulas G, Karvounis H, Garyfallos A, Settas L, Kitas GD. Micro- and macrovascular treatment targets in scleroderma heart disease. Curr Pharm Des. 2014;20(4):536-44. PubMed PMID: 23565639.
32: Gasparyan AY, Ayvazyan L, Pretorius E, Kitas GD. Platelets in rheumatic diseases: friend or foe? Curr Pharm Des. 2014;20(4):552-66. PubMed PMID: 23565634.
33: Dimitroulas T, Sandoo A, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJ, Smith JP, Hodson J, Metsios GS, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Kitas GD. Predictors of asymmetric dimethylarginine levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: the role of insulin resistance. Scand J Rheumatol. 2013;42(3):176-81. doi: 10.3109/03009742.2012.747627. Epub 2013 Jan 14. PubMed PMID: 23311682.
34: Dimitroulas T, Sandoo A, Kitas GD. Asymmetric dimethylarginine as a surrogate marker of endothelial dysfunction and cardiovascular risk in patients with systemic rheumatic diseases. Int J Mol Sci. 2012 Sep 26;13(10):12315-35. doi: 10.3390/ijms131012315. PubMed PMID: 23202900; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3497274.
35: Sandoo A, Protogerou AD, Hodson J, Smith JP, Zampeli E, Sfikakis PP, Kitas GD. The role of inflammation, the autonomic nervous system and classical cardiovascular disease risk factors on subendocardial viability ratio in patients with RA: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study. Arthritis Res Ther. 2012 Nov 28;14(6):R258. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23190682; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3674609.
36: Toutouzas K, Sfikakis PP, Karanasos A, Aggeli C, Felekos I, Kitas G, Zampeli E, Protogerou A, Stefanadis C. Myocardial ischaemia without obstructive coronary artery disease in rheumatoid arthritis: hypothesis-generating insights from a cross-sectional study. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2013 Jan;52(1):76-80. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kes349. Epub 2012 Nov 26. PubMed PMID: 23185038.
37: Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Metsios GS, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJ, Nightingale P, Kitas GD, Koutedakis Y. Individualised aerobic and resistance exercise training improves cardiorespiratory fitness and reduces cardiovascular risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2013 Nov 1;72(11):1819-25. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-202075. Epub 2012 Nov 15. PubMed PMID: 23155222.
38: Eyre S, Bowes J, Diogo D, Lee A, Barton A, Martin P, Zhernakova A, Stahl E, Viatte S, McAllister K, Amos CI, Padyukov L, Toes RE, Huizinga TW, Wijmenga C, Trynka G, Franke L, Westra HJ, Alfredsson L, Hu X, Sandor C, de Bakker PI, Davila S, Khor CC, Heng KK, Andrews R, Edkins S, Hunt SE, Langford C, Symmons D; Biologics in Rheumatoid Arthritis Genetics and Genomics Study Syndicate; Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium, Concannon P, Onengut-Gumuscu S, Rich SS, Deloukas P, Gonzalez-Gay MA, Rodriguez-Rodriguez L, Ärlsetig L, Martin J, Rantapää-Dahlqvist S, Plenge RM, Raychaudhuri S, Klareskog L, Gregersen PK, Worthington J. High-density genetic mapping identifies new susceptibility loci for rheumatoid arthritis. Nat Genet. 2012 Dec;44(12):1336-40. doi: 10.1038/ng.2462. Epub 2012 Nov 11. PubMed PMID: 23143596; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3605761.
39: John H, Hale ED, Treharne GJ, Kitas GD, Carroll D. A randomized controlled trial of a cognitive behavioural patient education intervention vs a traditional information leaflet to address the cardiovascular aspects of rheumatoid disease. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2013 Jan;52(1):81-90. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kes237. Epub 2012 Sep 1. PubMed PMID: 22942402.
40: Mavrogeni S, Dimitroulas T, Chatziioannou SN, Kitas G. The role of multimodality imaging in the evaluation of Takayasu arteritis. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2013 Feb;42(4):401-12. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2012.07.005. Epub 2012 Aug 22. Review. PubMed PMID: 22920236.
41: John H, Kitas G. Inflammatory arthritis as a novel risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Eur J Intern Med. 2012 Oct;23(7):575-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2012.06.016. Epub 2012 Jul 28. Review. PubMed PMID: 22841864.
42: Sandoo A, van Zanten JJ, Toms TE, Carroll D, Kitas GD. Anti-TNFα therapy transiently improves high density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and microvascular endothelial function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a pilot study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012 Jul 23;13:127. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-127. PubMed PMID: 22824166; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3502606.
43: Sandoo A, Dimitroulas T, Toms TE, Hodson J, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJ, Smith JP, Kitas GD. Clinical remission following treatment with tumour necrosis factor-alpha antagonists is not accompanied by changes in asymmetric dimethylarginine in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Biochem. 2012 Nov;45(16-17):1399-403. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2012.07.092. Epub 2012 Jul 20. PubMed PMID: 22820438.
44: Protogerou AD, Kitas GD, Sfikakis PP. Importance of standardized methodology to comparisons between studies of rheumatoid arthritis and cardiovascular disease: comment on the article by Giles et al. Arthritis Rheum. 2012 Oct;64(10):3487-8; author reply 3488. doi: 10.1002/art.34612. PubMed PMID: 22777506.
45: Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Metsios GS, Panoulas VF, Nightingale P, Koutedakis Y, Kitas GD. Anti-tumour necrosis factor alpha therapy improves insulin sensitivity in normal-weight but not in obese patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Res Ther. 2012 Jul 5;14(4):R160. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 22765047; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3580552.
46: Protogerou A, Zampeli E, Tentolouris N, Makrilakis K, Kitas G, Sfikakis PP. Subclinical femoral atheromatosis in rheumatoid arthritis: comparable prevalence to diabetes mellitus in a case-control study. Ann Rheum Dis. 2012 Sep;71(9):1534-6. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2011-201278. Epub 2012 Jul 4. PubMed PMID: 22764043.
47: Paschalis V, Nikolaidis MG, Jamurtas AZ, Owolabi EO, Kitas GD, Wyon MA, Koutedakis Y. Dance as an eccentric form of exercise: practical implications. Med Probl Perform Art. 2012 Jun;27(2):102-6. Review. PubMed PMID: 22739823.
48: Mavrogeni S, Dimitroulas T, Kitas GD. Multimodality imaging and the emerging role of cardiac magnetic resonance in autoimmune myocarditis. Autoimmun Rev. 2012 Dec;12(2):305-12. doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2012.05.005. Epub 2012 May 19. Review. PubMed PMID: 22617620.
49: Sandoo A, Kitas GD, Carroll D, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJ. The role of inflammation and cardiovascular disease risk on microvascular and macrovascular endothelial function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study. Arthritis Res Ther. 2012 May 17;14(3):R117. doi: 10.1186/ar3847. PubMed PMID: 22594788; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3446498.
50: Saratzis A, Melas N, Hunter JP, Dixon H, Nightingale P, Kiskinis D, Saratzis N, Kitas GD. Anemia is associated with mortality following endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2012 Apr;46(3):223-8. doi: 10.1177/1538574412442251. Epub 2012 Apr 9. PubMed PMID: 22492108.
51: Fisher BA, Plant D, Lundberg K, Charles P, Barton A, Venables PJ; Biologics in Rheumatoid Arthritis Genetics and Genomics Study Syndicate (BRAGGSS). Heterogeneity of anticitrullinated peptide antibodies and response to anti-tumor necrosis factor agents in rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol. 2012 May;39(5):929-32. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.111315. Epub 2012 Apr 1. PubMed PMID: 22467927.
52: Dimitroulas T, Douglas KM, Smith J, Panoulas VF, Kitas GD. Lack of association between polymorphisms of thrombogenic genes and disease susceptibility in rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatol Int. 2013 Sep;33(9):2429-32. doi: 10.1007/s00296-012-2392-6. Epub 2012 Mar 31. PubMed PMID: 22466403.
53: Sandoo A, Dimitroulas T, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJ, Smith JP, Metsios GS, Nightingale P, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Kitas GD. Lack of association between asymmetric dimethylarginine and in vivo microvascular and macrovascular endothelial function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2012 May-Jun;30(3):388-96. Epub 2012 Jun 26. PubMed PMID: 22410121.
54: Dimitroulas T, Giannakoulas G, Karvounis H, Garyfallos A, Settas L, Kitas G. B-type natriuretic peptide in rheumatic diseases: a cardiac biomarker or a sophisticated acute phase reactant? Autoimmun Rev. 2012 Oct;11(12):837-43. doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2012.02.018. Epub 2012 Feb 28. Review. PubMed PMID: 22401930.
55: Zampeli E, Protogerou A, Stamatelopoulos K, Fragiadaki K, Katsiari CG, Kyrkou K, Papamichael CM, Mavrikakis M, Nightingale P, Kitas GD, Sfikakis PP. Predictors of new atherosclerotic carotid plaque development in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a longitudinal study. Arthritis Res Ther. 2012 Mar 5;14(2):R44. doi: 10.1186/ar3757. PubMed PMID: 22390577; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3446411.
56: Gasparyan AY, Ayvazyan L, Cocco G, Kitas GD. Adverse cardiovascular effects of antirheumatic drugs: implications for clinical practice and research. Curr Pharm Des. 2012;18(11):1543-55. Review. PubMed PMID: 22364138.
57: Rontoyanni VG, Sfikakis PP, Kitas GD, Protogerou AD. Marine n-3 fatty acids for cardiovascular risk reduction and disease control in rheumatoid arthritis: “kill two birds with one stone”? Curr Pharm Des. 2012;18(11):1531-42. Review. PubMed PMID: 22364137.
58: Dimitroulas T, Giannakoulas G, Karvounis H, Settas L, Kitas GD. Systemic sclerosis-related pulmonary hypertension: unique characteristics and future treatment targets. Curr Pharm Des. 2012;18(11):1457-64. Review. PubMed PMID: 22364130.
59: Dimitroulas T, Mavrogeni S, Kitas GD. Imaging modalities for the diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension in systemic sclerosis. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2012 Feb 7;8(4):203-13. doi: 10.1038/nrrheum.2012.2. Review. PubMed PMID: 22310183.
60: Toms TE, Smith JP, Panoulas VF, Blackmore H, Douglas KM, Kitas GD. Apolipoprotein E gene polymorphisms are strong predictors of inflammation and dyslipidemia in rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol. 2012 Feb;39(2):218-25. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.110683. Epub 2011 Dec 15. PubMed PMID: 22174202.
61: Griffiths HR, Dunston CR, Bennett SJ, Grant MM, Phillips DC, Kitas GD. Free radicals and redox signalling in T-cells during chronic inflammation and ageing. Biochem Soc Trans. 2011 Oct;39(5):1273-8. doi: 10.1042/BST0391273. PubMed PMID: 21936801.
62: Sandoo A, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJ, Metsios GS, Carroll D, Kitas GD. Vascular function and morphology in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2011 Nov;50(11):2125-39. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/ker275. Epub 2011 Sep 16. Review. PubMed PMID: 21926155.
63: Nevill AM, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Metsios GS, Koutedakis Y, Holder RL, Kitas GD, Mohammed MA. Inverted BMI rather than BMI is a better proxy for percentage of body fat. Ann Hum Biol. 2011 Nov;38(6):681-4. doi: 10.3109/03014460.2011.606832. Epub 2011 Aug 17. PubMed PMID: 21846303.
64: John H, Carroll D, Kitas GD. Cardiovascular education for people with rheumatoid arthritis: what can existing patient education programmes teach us? Rheumatology (Oxford). 2011 Oct;50(10):1751-9. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/ker191. Epub 2011 Jul 9. Review. PubMed PMID: 21743087.
65: Metsios GS, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Treharne GJ, Nevill AM, Sandoo A, Panoulas VF, Toms TE, Koutedakis Y, Kitas GD. Disease activity and low physical activity associate with number of hospital admissions and length of hospitalisation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Res Ther. 2011 Jun 29;13(3):R108. doi: 10.1186/ar3390. PubMed PMID: 21714856; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3218923.
66: Sandoo A, Carroll D, Metsios GS, Kitas GD, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJ. The association between microvascular and macrovascular endothelial function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study. Arthritis Res Ther. 2011 Jun 21;13(3):R99. doi: 10.1186/ar3374. PubMed PMID: 21693023; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3218914.
67: Toms TE, Panoulas VF, Kitas GD. Dyslipidaemia in rheumatological autoimmune diseases. Open Cardiovasc Med J. 2011;5:64-75. doi: 10.2174/1874192401105010064. Epub 2011 Feb 24. PubMed PMID: 21660202; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3109701.
68: John H, Hale ED, Treharne GJ, Korontzis K, Obrenovic K, Carroll D, Kitas GD. Patient evaluation of a novel patient education leaflet about heart disease risk among people with rheumatoid arthritis. Musculoskeletal Care. 2011 Dec;9(4):194-9. doi: 10.1002/msc.207. Epub 2011 May 6. PubMed PMID: 21557439.
69: Sandoo A, Panoulas VF, Toms TE, Smith JP, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Metsios GS, Gasparyan AY, Carroll D, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJ, Kitas GD. Anti-TNFα therapy may lead to blood pressure reductions through improved endothelium-dependent microvascular function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. J Hum Hypertens. 2011 Nov;25(11):699-702. doi: 10.1038/jhh.2011.36. Epub 2011 Apr 28. PubMed PMID: 21525886.
70: John H, Toms TE, Kitas GD. Rheumatoid arthritis: is it a coronary heart disease equivalent? Curr Opin Cardiol. 2011 Jul;26(4):327-33. doi: 10.1097/HCO.0b013e32834703b5. Review. PubMed PMID: 21499088.
71: Nurmohamed MT, Kitas G. Cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis and diabetes: how does it compare and when does it start? Ann Rheum Dis. 2011 Jun;70(6):881-3. doi: 10.1136/ard.2010.145839. Epub 2011 Mar 30. PubMed PMID: 21450751.
72: Toms TE, Panoulas VF, Smith JP, Douglas KM, Metsios GS, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Kitas GD. Rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility genes associate with lipid levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2011 Jun;70(6):1025-32. doi: 10.1136/ard.2010.144634. Epub 2011 Mar 11. PubMed PMID: 21398331.
73: Sandoo A, van Zanten JJ, Metsios GS, Carroll D, Kitas GD. The endothelium and its role in regulating vascular tone. Open Cardiovasc Med J. 2010 Dec 23;4:302-12. doi: 10.2174/1874192401004010302. PubMed PMID: 21339899; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3040999.
74: Shanker J, Gasparyan AY, Kitas GD, Kakkar VV. Platelet function and antiplatelet therapy in cardiovascular disease: implications of genetic polymorphisms. Curr Vasc Pharmacol. 2011 Jul 1;9(4):479-89. Review. PubMed PMID: 21314637.
75: Gasparyan AY, Ayvazyan L, Mikhailidis DP, Kitas GD. Mean platelet volume: a link between thrombosis and inflammation? Curr Pharm Des. 2011;17(1):47-58. Review. PubMed PMID: 21247392.
76: Dimitroulas T, Giannakoulas G, Karvounis H, Settas L, Kitas GD. Biomarkers in systemic sclerosis-related pulmonary arterial hypertension. Curr Vasc Pharmacol. 2011 Mar;9(2):213-9. Review. PubMed PMID: 21143174.
77: Verstappen SM, McCoy MJ, Roberts C, Dale NE, Hassell AB, Symmons DP; Steroids In Very Early Arthritis Investigators. Disease activity, smoking, and reproductive-related predictors of poor prognosis in patients with very early inflammatory polyarthritis. J Rheumatol. 2011 Mar;38(3):429-33. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.100756. Epub 2010 Dec 1. PubMed PMID: 21123320.
78: Daoussis D, Kitas GD. Uric acid and cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2011 Aug;50(8):1354-5. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keq388. Epub 2010 Nov 28. PubMed PMID: 21115462.
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137: Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJ, Kitas GD, Carroll D, Ring C. Increase in systemic vascular resistance during acute mental stress in patients with rheumatoid arthritis with high-grade systemic inflammation. Biol Psychol. 2008 Jan;77(1):106-10. Epub 2007 Sep 11. PubMed PMID: 17949887.
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152: Raza K, Banks M, Kitas GD. Reversing myocardial microvascular disease in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol. 2005 Apr;32(4):754-6. PubMed PMID: 15801038.
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157: Erb N, Pace AV, Douglas KM, Banks MJ, Kitas GD. Risk assessment for coronary heart disease in rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. Scand J Rheumatol. 2004;33(5):293-9. PubMed PMID: 15513676.
158: Mattey DL, Dawes PT, Nixon NB, Goh L, Banks MJ, Kitas GD. Increased levels of antibodies to cytokeratin 18 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and ischaemic heart disease. Ann Rheum Dis. 2004 Apr;63(4):420-5. PubMed PMID: 15020337; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1754968.
159: Bevan RJ, Durand MF, Hickenbotham PT, Kitas GD, Patel PR, Podmore ID, Griffiths HR, Waller HL, Lunec J. Validation of a novel ELISA for measurement of MDA-LDL in human plasma. Free Radic Biol Med. 2003 Sep 1;35(5):517-27. PubMed PMID: 12927601.
160: Bacon PA, Stevens RJ, Carruthers DM, Young SP, Kitas GD. Accelerated atherogenesis in autoimmune rheumatic diseases. Autoimmun Rev. 2002 Dec;1(6):338-47. Review. PubMed PMID: 12848989.
161: Bacon PA, Raza K, Banks MJ, Townend J, Kitas GD. The role of endothelial cell dysfunction in the cardiovascular mortality of RA. Int Rev Immunol. 2002 Jan-Feb;21(1):1-17. Review. PubMed PMID: 12187841.
162: Erb N, Kitas GD. Homocysteine modulation as a reason for continuous folic acid supplementation in methotrexate-treated rheumatoid arthritis patients. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2001 Jun;40(6):715-6. PubMed PMID: 11426040.
163: Kitas G, Banks MJ, Bacon PA. Cardiac involvement in rheumatoid disease. Clin Med. 2001 Jan-Feb;1(1):18-21. Review. PubMed PMID: 11358070.
164: Banks M, Kitas G. Patients’ physical disability may influence doctors’ perceptions of suitability for risk assessment of CHD. BMJ. 1999 Nov 6;319(7219):1266-7. PubMed PMID: 10550104; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1117033.
165: Situnayake RD, Kitas G. Dyslipidemia and rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis. 1997 Jun;56(6):341-2. PubMed PMID: 9227161; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1752397.
166: Exley AR, Bacon PA, Luqmani RA, Kitas GD, Gordon C, Savage CO, Adu D. Development and initial validation of the Vasculitis Damage Index for the standardized clinical assessment of damage in the systemic vasculitides. Arthritis Rheum. 1997 Feb;40(2):371-80. PubMed PMID: 9041949.
167: Exley AR, Carruthers DM, Luqmani RA, Kitas GD, Gordon C, Janssen BA, Savage CO, Bacon PA. Damage occurs early in systemic vasculitis and is an index of outcome. QJM. 1997 Jun;90(6):391-9. PubMed PMID: 9205677.
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169: Bacons PA, Kitas GD. The significance of vascular inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis. 1994 Oct;53(10):621-3. Review. PubMed PMID: 7979572; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1005422.
170: Kalos A, Germenis A, Prountzos P, Kitas GD, Kalodiki E, Fertakis A, Balas P. Complement activation in atherosclerosis: effect of angiography and surgery. Int Angiol. 1988 Jan-Mar;7(1):71-4. PubMed PMID: 2968427.