Biological use influences the impact of inflammation on risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in rheumatoid arthritis.
Karpouzas GA, Ormseth SR, van Riel PLCM, Gonzalez-Gay MA, Corrales A, Rantapää-Dahlqvist S, Sfikakis PP, Dessein P, Tsang L, Hitchon C, El-Gabalawy H, Pascual-Ramos V, Contreras-Yáñez I, Colunga-Pedraza IJ, Galarza-Delgado DA, Azpiri-Lopez JR, Semb AG, Misra DP, Hauge EM, Kitas G.
RMD Open. 2024 Jul 23;10(3):e004546. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2024-004546.
PMID: 39043615 Free PMC article.
Prevalence and target attainment of traditional cardiovascular risk factors in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross-sectional study including 3401 individuals from 24 countries.
Bolla E, Semb AG, Kerola AM, Ikdahl E, Petri M, Pons-Estel GJ, Karpouzas GA, Sfikakis PP, Quintana R, Misra DP, Borba EF, Garcia-de la Torre I, Popkova TV, Artim-Esen B, Troldborg A, Fragoso-Loyo H, Ajeganova S, Yazici A, Aroca-Martinez G, Direskeneli H, Ugarte-Gil MF, Mosca M, Goyal M, Svenungsson E, Macieira C, Hoi A, Lerang K, Costedoat-Chalumeau N, Tincani A, Mirrakhimov E, Acosta Colman I, Danza A, Massardo L, Blagojevic J, Yılmaz N, Tegzová D, Yavuz S, Korkmaz C, Hachulla E, Moreno Alvarez MJ, Muñoz-Louis R, Pantazis N, Tektonidou MG; SURF-SLE and APS collaborators.
Lancet Rheumatol. 2024 Jul;6(7):e447-e459. doi: 10.1016/S2665-9913(24)00090-0. Epub 2024 Jun 12.
PMID: 38878780
Publisher Correction: Efficacy and safety of JAK inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis: update for the practising clinician.
Szekanecz Z, Buch MH, Charles-Schoeman C, Galloway J, Karpouzas GA, Kristensen LE, Ytterberg SR, Hamar A, Fleischmann R.
Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2024 Mar;20(3):196. doi: 10.1038/s41584-024-01085-w.
PMID: 38302658 No abstract available.
Efficacy and safety of JAK inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis: update for the practising clinician.
Szekanecz Z, Buch MH, Charles-Schoeman C, Galloway J, Karpouzas GA, Kristensen LE, Ytterberg SR, Hamar A, Fleischmann R.
Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2024 Feb;20(2):101-115. doi: 10.1038/s41584-023-01062-9. Epub 2024 Jan 12.
PMID: 38216757 Review.
Influence of Abdominal Obesity on the Relationship of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol with Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis
GA Karpouzas, N Ronda, MJ Budoff, SR Ormseth
Medical Research Archives 2024;12 (4) doi: https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v12i4.5235
Rheumatoid arthritis disease activity and adverse events in patients receiving tofacitinib or tumor necrosis factor inhibitors: a post hoc analysis of ORAL Surveillance.
Karpouzas GA, Szekanecz Z, Baecklund E, Mikuls TR, Bhatt DL, Wang C, Sawyerr GA, Chen Y, Menon S, Connell CA, Ytterberg SR, Mortezavi M.
Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis. 2023 Nov 6;15:1759720X231201047. doi: 10.1177/1759720X231201047. eCollection 2023.
PMID: 37942277 Free PMC article.
Inflammation and immunomodulatory therapies influence the relationship between ATP-binding cassette A1 membrane transporter-mediated cholesterol efflux capacity and coronary atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis.
Karpouzas GA, Papotti B, Ormseth SR, Palumbo M, Hernandez E, Adorni MP, Zimetti F, Budoff MJ, Ronda N.
J Transl Autoimmun. 2023 Jul 18;7:100209. doi: 10.1016/j.jtauto.2023.100209. eCollection 2023 Dec.
PMID: 37520890 Free PMC article.
Statins influence the relationship between ATP-binding cassette A1 membrane transporter-mediated cholesterol efflux capacity and coronary atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis.
Karpouzas GA, Papotti B, Ormseth SR, Palumbo M, Hernandez E, Adorni MP, Zimetti F, Budoff MJ, Ronda N.
J Transl Autoimmun. 2023 Jul 7;7:100206. doi: 10.1016/j.jtauto.2023.100206. eCollection 2023 Dec.
PMID: 37484708 Free PMC article.
Cardiovascular risk in vasculitis.
Misra DP, Sharma A, Karpouzas GA, Kitas GD.
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2023 Mar;37(1):101831. doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2023.101831. Epub 2023 Jun 9.
PMID: 37302927 Review.
ATP-binding cassette G1 membrane transporter-mediated cholesterol efflux capacity influences coronary atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Karpouzas GA, Papotti B, Ormseth SR, Palumbo M, Hernandez E, Adorni MP, Zimetti F, Budoff MJ, Ronda N.
J Autoimmun. 2023 Apr;136:103029. doi: 10.1016/j.jaut.2023.103029. Epub 2023 Mar 28.
PMID: 36996698
The influence of abdominal obesity on the accuracy of cardiovascular risk prediction in rheumatoid arthritis
GA Karpouzas, E Hernandez, MJ Budoff, SR Ormseth
Medical Research Archives 11 (9) doi: https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v11i9.4432
Cardiovascular Comorbidities in Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases.
Karpouzas GA, Husni ME.
Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2023 Feb;49(1):xv-xvi. doi: 10.1016/j.rdc.2022.09.001.
PMID: 36424031 No abstract available.
Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk Stratification in the Rheumatic Diseases:: An Integrative, Multiparametric Approach.
Misra DP, Hauge EM, Crowson CS, Kitas GD, Ormseth SR, Karpouzas GA.
Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2023 Feb;49(1):19-43. doi: 10.1016/j.rdc.2022.07.004.
PMID: 36424025 Review.
Role of Lipoprotein Levels and Function in Atherosclerosis Associated with Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases.
Ronda N, Zimetti F, Adorni MP, Palumbo M, Karpouzas GA, Bernini F.
Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2023 Feb;49(1):151-163. doi: 10.1016/j.rdc.2022.07.006.
PMID: 36424022 Review.
Coronary plaque progression is greater in systemic lupus erythematosus than rheumatoid arthritis.
Moore J, Lakshmanan S, Manubolu VS, Kinninger A, Stojan G, Goldman DW, Petri M, Budoff M, Karpouzas GA.
Coron Artery Dis. 2023 Jan 1;34(1):52-58. doi: 10.1097/MCA.0000000000001205. Epub 2022 Nov 24.
PMID: 36421035
A Clinical Audit of Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Disease in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis - SURF-RA.
Semb AG, Ikdahl E, Kerola AM, Wibetoe G, Sexton J, Crowson CS, van Riel P, Kitas G, Graham I, Rollefstad S; SURF-RA collaborators.
Mediterr J Rheumatol. 2022 Jun 30;33(2):201-217. doi: 10.31138/mjr.33.2.201. eCollection 2022 Jun.
PMID: 36128215 Free PMC article.
Serum cholesterol loading capacity on macrophages is linked to coronary atherosclerosis and cardiovascular event risk in rheumatoid arthritis.
Karpouzas GA, Papotti B, Ormseth S, Palumbo M, Hernandez E, Adorni MP, Zimetti F, Budoff M, Ronda N.
RMD Open. 2022 Sep;8(2):e002411. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2022-002411.
PMID: 36113961 Free PMC article.
Serum cholesterol loading capacity of macrophages is regulated by seropositivity and C-reactive protein in rheumatoid arthritis patients.
Karpouzas GA, Papotti B, Ormseth SR, Palumbo M, Hernandez E, Marchi C, Zimetti F, Budoff MJ, Ronda N.
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2023 Mar 1;62(3):1254-1263. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keac394.
PMID: 35809057
Lipoprotein oxidation may underlie the paradoxical association of low cholesterol with coronary atherosclerotic risk in rheumatoid arthritis.
Karpouzas GA, Ormseth SR, Ronda N, Hernandez E, Budoff MJ.
J Autoimmun. 2022 May;129:102815. doi: 10.1016/j.jaut.2022.102815. Epub 2022 Mar 30.
PMID: 35366608
Cardiovascular and Cancer Risk with Tofacitinib in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Ytterberg SR, Bhatt DL, Mikuls TR, Koch GG, Fleischmann R, Rivas JL, Germino R, Menon S, Sun Y, Wang C, Shapiro AB, Kanik KS, Connell CA; ORAL Surveillance Investigators.
N Engl J Med. 2022 Jan 27;386(4):316-326. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2109927.
PMID: 35081280 Clinical Trial.
Highly-Sensitive Cardiac Troponin-I and Beta-2-Glycoprotein-I IgA Antibodies May Guide Atherosclerosis Screening and Surveillance in Rheumatoid Arthritis
GA Karpouzas, SR Ormseth, ER Hernandez, MJ Budoff
Medical Research Archives 11 (1) doi: https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v11i1.3536
The impact of statins on coronary atherosclerosis progression and long-term cardiovascular disease risk in rheumatoid arthritis.
Karpouzas GA, Ormseth SR, Hernandez E, Budoff MJ.
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2022 May 5;61(5):1857-1866. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keab642.
PMID: 34373923
Diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular risk management in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: an international audit.
Semb AG, Rollefstad S, Ikdahl E, Wibetoe G, Sexton J, Crowson C, van Riel P, Kitas G, Graham I, Rantapää-Dahlqvist S, Karpouzas GA, Myasoedova E, Gonzalez-Gay MA, Sfikakis PP, Tektonidou MG, Lazarini A, Vassilopoulos D, Kuriya B, Hitchon C, Stoenoiu MS, Durez P, Pascual-Ramos V, Galarza-Delgado DA, Faggiano P, Misra DP, Borg AA, Mu R, Mirrakhimov EM, Gheta D, Douglas K, Agarwal V, Myasoedova S, Krougly L, Valentinovna Popkova T, Tuchyňová A, Tomcik M, Vrablik M, Lastuvka J, Horak P, Medkova HK, Kerola AM; SURF-RA collaborators.
RMD Open. 2021 Jul;7(2):e001724. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2021-001724.
PMID: 34244381 Free PMC article.
An international audit of the management of dyslipidaemia and hypertension in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: results from 19 countries.
Rollefstad S, Ikdahl E, Wibetoe G, Sexton J, Crowson CS, van Riel P, Kitas GD, Graham I, Dahlqvist SR, Karpouzas G, Myasoedova E, Gonzalez-Gay MA, Sfikakis PP, Tektonidou MG, Lazarini A, Vassilopoulos D, Kuriya B, Hitchon CA, Stoenoiu MS, Durez P, Pascual-Ramos V, Galarza-Delgado DA, Faggiano P, Misra DP, Borg A, Mu R, Mirrakhimov EM, Gheta D, Myasoedova S, Krougly L, Popkova T, Tuchyňová A, Tomcik M, Vrablik M, Lastuvka J, Horák P, Medková H, Semb AG.
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Pharmacother. 2022 Sep 3;8(6):539-548. doi: 10.1093/ehjcvp/pvab052.
PMID: 34232315
Biologics and atherosclerotic cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis: a review of evidence and mechanistic insights.
Karpouzas GA, Bui VL, Ronda N, Hollan I, Ormseth SR.
Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2021 Apr;17(4):355-374. doi: 10.1080/1744666X.2021.1899809. Epub 2021 Apr 15.
PMID: 33673792 Review.
Epicardial Adipose Tissue Volume As a Marker of Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Karpouzas GA, Rezaeian P, Ormseth SR, Hollan I, Budoff MJ.
Arthritis Rheumatol. 2021 Aug;73(8):1412-1420. doi: 10.1002/art.41693. Epub 2021 Jun 24.
PMID: 33586363
Beta-2-glycoprotein-I IgA antibodies predict coronary plaque progression in rheumatoid arthritis.
Karpouzas GA, Ormseth SR, Hernandez E, Bui VL, Budoff MJ.
Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2021 Feb;51(1):20-27. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2020.10.003. Epub 2020 Dec 17.
PMID: 33360226
Prediction of cardiovascular events in rheumatoid arthritis using risk age calculations: evaluation of concordance across risk age models.
Wibetoe G, Sexton J, Ikdahl E, Rollefstad S, Kitas GD, van Riel P, Gabriel S, Kvien TK, Douglas K, Sandoo A, Arts EE, Wållberg-Jonsson S, Dahlqvist SR, Karpouzas G, Dessein PH, Tsang L, El-Gabalawy H, Hitchon CA, Pascual-Ramos V, Contreas-Yañes I, Sfikakis PP, González-Gay MA, Colunga-Pedraz IJ, Galarza-Delgado DA, Azpiri-Lopez JR, Crowson CS, Semb AG.
Arthritis Res Ther. 2020 Apr 23;22(1):90. doi: 10.1186/s13075-020-02178-z.
PMID: 32326974 Free PMC article.
Biologics May Prevent Cardiovascular Events in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Inhibiting Coronary Plaque Formation and Stabilizing High-Risk Lesions.
Karpouzas GA, Ormseth SR, Hernandez E, Budoff MJ.
Arthritis Rheumatol. 2020 Sep;72(9):1467-1475. doi: 10.1002/art.41293. Epub 2020 Aug 7.
PMID: 32319221
Smoking cessation is associated with lower disease activity and predicts cardiovascular risk reduction in rheumatoid arthritis patients.
Roelsgaard IK, Ikdahl E, Rollefstad S, Wibetoe G, Esbensen BA, Kitas GD, van Riel P, Gabriel S, Kvien TK, Douglas K, Wållberg-Jonsson S, Rantapää Dahlqvist S, Karpouzas G, Dessein PH, Tsang L, El-Gabalawy H, Hitchon CA, Pascual-Ramos V, Contreras-Yáñez I, Sfikakis PP, González-Gay MA, Crowson CS, Semb AG.
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2020 Aug 1;59(8):1997-2004. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kez557.
PMID: 31782789 Free PMC article.
Impact of Cumulative Inflammation, Cardiac Risk Factors, and Medication Exposure on Coronary Atherosclerosis Progression in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Karpouzas GA, Ormseth SR, Hernandez E, Budoff MJ.
Arthritis Rheumatol. 2020 Mar;72(3):400-408. doi: 10.1002/art.41122. Epub 2020 Jan 22.
PMID: 31532064
Lipid management in rheumatoid arthritis: a position paper of the Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy of the European Society of Cardiology.
Hollan I, Ronda N, Dessein P, Agewall S, Karpouzas G, Tamargo J, Niessner A, Savarese G, Rosano G, Kaski JC, Wassmann S, Meroni PL.
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Pharmacother. 2020 Apr 1;6(2):104-114. doi: 10.1093/ehjcvp/pvz033.
PMID: 31397840 Review.
High-sensitivity cardiac troponin I is a biomarker for occult coronary plaque burden and cardiovascular events in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Karpouzas GA, Estis J, Rezaeian P, Todd J, Budoff MJ.
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2018 Jun 1;57(6):1080-1088. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/key057.
PMID: 29554376
Impact of risk factors associated with cardiovascular outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Crowson CS, Rollefstad S, Ikdahl E, Kitas GD, van Riel PLCM, Gabriel SE, Matteson EL, Kvien TK, Douglas K, Sandoo A, Arts E, Wållberg-Jonsson S, Innala L, Karpouzas G, Dessein PH, Tsang L, El-Gabalawy H, Hitchon C, Ramos VP, Yáñez IC, Sfikakis PP, Zampeli E, Gonzalez-Gay MA, Corrales A, Laar MV, Vonkeman HE, Meek I, Semb AG; A Trans-Atlantic Cardiovascular Consortium for Rheumatoid Arthritis (ATACC-RA).
Ann Rheum Dis. 2018 Jan;77(1):48-54. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-211735. Epub 2017 Sep 6.
PMID: 28877868 Free PMC article.
Rheumatoid arthritis-specific cardiovascular risk scores are not superior to general risk scores: a validation analysis of patients from seven countries.
Crowson CS, Gabriel SE, Semb AG, van Riel PLCM, Karpouzas G, Dessein PH, Hitchon C, Pascual-Ramos V, Kitas GD; Trans-Atlantic Cardiovascular Consortium for Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2017 Jul 1;56(7):1102-1110. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kex038.
PMID: 28339992 Free PMC article.
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance in rheumatology: Current status and recommendations for use.
Mavrogeni SI, Kitas GD, Dimitroulas T, Sfikakis PP, Seo P, Gabriel S, Patel AR, Gargani L, Bombardieri S, Matucci-Cerinic M, Lombardi M, Pepe A, Aletras AH, Kolovou G, Miszalski T, van Riel P, Semb A, Gonzalez-Gay MA, Dessein P, Karpouzas G, Puntmann V, Nagel E, Bratis K, Karabela G, Stavropoulos E, Katsifis G, Koutsogeorgopoulou L, van Rossum A, Rademakers F, Pohost G, Lima JA.
Int J Cardiol. 2016 Aug 15;217:135-48. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.04.158. Epub 2016 Apr 27.
PMID: 27179903 Review.
Prevention of cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis.
Hollan I, Dessein PH, Ronda N, Wasko MC, Svenungsson E, Agewall S, Cohen-Tervaert JW, Maki-Petaja K, Grundtvig M, Karpouzas GA, Meroni PL.
Autoimmun Rev. 2015 Oct;14(10):952-69. doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2015.06.004. Epub 2015 Jun 24.
PMID: 26117596 Review.
A panel of biomarkers is associated with increased risk of the presence and progression of atherosclerosis in women with systemic lupus erythematosus.
McMahon M, Skaggs BJ, Grossman JM, Sahakian L, Fitzgerald J, Wong WK, Lourenco EV, Ragavendra N, Charles-Schoeman C, Gorn A, Karpouzas GA, Taylor MB, Watson KE, Weisman MH, Wallace DJ, Hahn BH.
Arthritis Rheumatol. 2014 Jan;66(1):130-9. doi: 10.1002/art.38204.
PMID: 24449580 Free PMC article.
Prevalence, extent and composition of coronary plaque in patients with rheumatoid arthritis without symptoms or prior diagnosis of coronary artery disease.
Karpouzas GA, Malpeso J, Choi TY, Li D, Munoz S, Budoff MJ.
Ann Rheum Dis. 2014 Oct;73(10):1797-804. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-203617. Epub 2013 Jul 25.
PMID: 23887286
PREDICTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS USING RISK AGE CALCULATIONS. EVALUATION OF CONCORDANCE ACROSS RISK AGE MODELS. Wibetoe G, Sexton J, Ikdahl E, Rollefstad S, Kitas G, Van Riel P, Gabriel S, Kvien TK, Douglas K, Sandoo A, Arts EE, Wållberg-Jonsson S, Dahlqvist SR, Karpouzas G, Dessein PH, Tsang L, El-Gabalawy H, Hitchon CA, Pascual-Ramos V, Contreras-Yáñez I, Sfikakis PP, González-Gay MA, Colunga-Pedras IJ, Galarza-Delgado DA, Azpiri-López R, Crowson CS, Grete Semb A. Arthritis Res Ther 2020;22:90. doi.org/10.1186/S13075-020-02178-z
CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS, MALIGNANCIES, AND EFFICACY OUTCOMES IN LATIN AMERICAN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS RECEIVING TOFACITINIB OR TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR INHIBITORS: A POST HOC ANALYSIS OF THE ORAL SURVEILLANCE STUDY. Citera, Gustavo; Mysler, Eduardo; Kakehasi, Adriana Maria MD; Pascual-Ramos, Virginia; Masson, Walter; Cadatal, Mary Jane; Rivas, Jose L.; Sheibanie, Farzad; Helling, Claudia; Ponce de Leon, Dario. JCR: J Clin Rheumatol ():10.1097/RHU.0000000000002106, June 17, 2024. | DOI: 10.1097/RHU.0000000000002106
CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS’ BEHAVIOR DURING THE EARLY STAGES OF THE DISEASE, IN HISPANIC RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS PATIENTS: A COHORT STUDY. Irazú Contreras-Yáñez, Guillermo, Guaracha-Basáñez & Virginia Pascual-Ramos. Rheumatol Int 2020;40 (3):405-414. DOI 10.1007/s00296-019-04451-0.
SMOKING CESSATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH LOWER DISEASE ACTIVITY AND PREDCITS CARDIOVASCULAR RISK REDUCTION IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. Roelsgaard IK, Ikdahl E, Rollefstad S, Wibetoe G, Esbensen BA, Kitas GD, van Riel P, Gabriel S, Kvien TK, Douglas K, Wallberg-Jonsson S, SR Dahlqvist, Karpouzas G, Dessein PH, Tsang L, El-Gabalawy H, Hitchon CA, Pascual-Ramos V, Contreras- Yáñez I, Sfikakis PP, González- Gay MA, Crownson CS, Semb AG. Rheumatology 2019;0:1-8. doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kez557.
PREVALENCE OF LIPID PHENOTYPES, SERUM LIPID´S BEHAVIOR OVER FOLLOW-UP AND PREDICTORS OF SERUM LIPID LEVELS IN A COHORT OF MEXICAN MESTIZOS EARLY RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (RA) PATIENTS TREATED WITH CONVENTIONAL DMARDs. Sánchez T, Elías-López D, Contreras-Yáñez I, Aguilar-Salinas C, Pascual-Ramos V. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2014; 32:509-15.
Impact of inflammation and anti-inflammatory therapies on the incidence of major cardiovascular events in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: A population-based study.
Shi LH, Lam SHM, So H, Meng H, Tam LS. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2024 Aug;67:152477. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2024.152477. Epub 2024 Jun 3.PMID: 38852501
Incidence and risk factors of major cardiovascular events in rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis: A population-based cohort study.
Meng H, Lam SH, So H, Tam LS.Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2024 Apr;65:152416. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2024.152416. Epub 2024 Feb 15.PMID: 38368730
Moderate and high disease activity levels increase the risk of subclinical atherosclerosis progression in early rheumatoid arthritis: a 5-year prospective study.
Meng H, Cheng IT, Yan BPY, Lee AP, So H, Tam LS.RMD Open. 2024 Jan 10;10(1):e003488. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003488.PMID: 38199848
Time and dose-dependent effect of systemic glucocorticoids on major adverse cardiovascular event in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based study.
So H, Lam TO, Meng H, Lam SHM, Tam LS.Ann Rheum Dis. 2023 Nov;82(11):1387-1393. doi: 10.1136/ard-2023-224185. Epub 2023 Jul 24.PMID: 37487608
The impact of comorbidities in patients with spondyloarthritis.
Hou X, Lee YH, Qian T, Chen C, Tam LS.Int J Rheum Dis. 2023 Jul;26(7):1222-1224. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.14682.PMID: 37394891
Inflammation is associated with incident hypertension in patients with axial spondyloarthritis: A longitudinal cohort study.
Shi LH, Lam SH, So H, Chan CY, Li TK, Szeto CC, Tam LS.Clin Exp Hypertens. 2023 Dec 31;45(1):2205056. doi: 10.1080/10641963.2023.2205056.PMID: 37139811
Five-year cardiovascular event risk in early rheumatoid arthritis patients who received treat-to-target management: a case-control study.
Lam TO, Cheng IT, Lam SH, Mok CC, Ho CT, Cheung TT, Lao VW, Pang HT, To CH, Yim CW, Ng A, Kwok KY, Lee KL, Ying SK, Wan MC, Lee JM, Tam LS. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2023 Sep 1;62(9):2998-3005. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kead039.PMID: 36707997
High inflammatory burden predicts cardiovascular events in patients with axial spondyloarthritis: a long-term follow-up study.
Shi LH, Lam SH, So H, Li EK, Li TK, Szeto CC, Tam LS.Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis. 2022 Sep 8;14:1759720X221122401. doi: 10.1177/1759720X221122401. eCollection 2022.PMID: 36105413
Serum Calprotectin Level Is Independently Associated With Carotid Plaque Presence in Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis.
Cheng IT, Meng H, Li M, Li EK, Wong PC, Lee J, Yan BP, Lee APW, So H, Tam LS.Front Med (Lausanne). 2022 Jul 8;9:932696. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.932696. eCollection 2022.PMID: 35872782
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and cardiovascular disease risk in spondyloarthritis-spectrum diseases.
So H, Tam LS.Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2022 Jul 1;34(4):203-208. doi: 10.1097/BOR.0000000000000881.PMID: 35762631 Review.
Cardiovascular and Cancer Risk with Tofacitinib in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Ytterberg SR, Bhatt DL, Mikuls TR, Koch GG, Fleischmann R, Rivas JL, Germino R, Menon S, Sun Y, Wang C, Shapiro AB, Kanik KS, Connell CA; ORAL Surveillance Investigators.N Engl J Med. 2022 Jan 27;386(4):316-326. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2109927.PMID: 35081280
Association of C-reactive protein and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs with cardiovascular events in patients with psoriatic arthritis: a time-dependent Cox regression analysis.
Lam SH, So H, Cheng IT, Li EK, Wong P, Li TK, Lee AP, Tam LS.Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis. 2021 Jun 30;13:1759720X211027712. doi: 10.1177/1759720X211027712. eCollection 2021.PMID: 34262622
Cardiovascular disease and depression in psoriatic arthritis: Multidimensional comorbidities requiring multidisciplinary management.
So H, Tam LS.Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2021 Jun;35(2):101689. doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2021.101689. Epub 2021 May 5.PMID: 33965339
Comparison of carotid artery ultrasound and Framingham risk score for discriminating coronary artery disease in patients with psoriatic arthritis.
Cheng IT, Wong KT, Li EK, Wong PCH, Lai BT, Yim IC, Ying SK, Kwok KY, Li M, Li TK, Lee JJ, Lee AP, Tam LS.RMD Open. 2020 Sep;6(3):e001364. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2020-001364.PMID: 32973102
DAPSA, carotid plaque and cardiovascular events in psoriatic arthritis: a longitudinal study.
Lam SHM, Cheng IT, Li EK, Wong P, Lee J, Yip RM, Yim CW, Ying SK, Li M, Li TK, Lee AP, Tam LS.Ann Rheum Dis. 2020 Oct;79(10):1320-1326. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-217595. Epub 2020 Jul 31.PMID: 32737113
Treat to target and prevention of subclinical atherosclerosis in psoriatic arthritis-which target should we choose?
Cheng IT, Li EK, Wong PC, Law MY, Yim IC, Lai BT, Ying SK, Kwok KY, Li M, Li TK, Lee JJ, Szeto CC, Yan BP, Lee AP, Tam LS.Rheumatology (Oxford). 2020 Oct 1;59(10):2881-2892. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keaa025.PMID: 32087023
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) therapy in patients with hypertension, cardiovascular, renal or gastrointestinal comorbidities: joint APAGE/APLAR/APSDE/APSH/APSN/PoA recommendations.
Szeto CC, Sugano K, Wang JG, Fujimoto K, Whittle S, Modi GK, Chen CH, Park JB, Tam LS, Vareesangthip K, Tsoi KKF, Chan FKL.Gut. 2020 Apr;69(4):617-629. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2019-319300. Epub 2020 Jan 14.PMID: 31937550
Comparative cardiovascular risk in users versus non-users of xanthine oxidase inhibitors and febuxostat versus allopurinol users.
Ju C, Lai RWC, Li KHC, Hung JKF, Lai JCL, Ho J, Liu Y, Tsoi MF, Liu T, Cheung BMY, Wong ICK, Tam LS, Tse G.Rheumatology (Oxford). 2020 Sep 1;59(9):2340-2349. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kez576.PMID: 31873735
Effect of Achieving Minimal Disease Activity on the Progression of Subclinical Atherosclerosis and Arterial Stiffness: A Prospective Cohort Study in Psoriatic Arthritis.
Cheng IT, Shang Q, Li EK, Wong PC, Kun EW, Law MY, Yip RM, Yim IC, Lai BT, Ying SK, Kwok KY, Li M, Li TK, Zhu TY, Lee JJ, Chang MM, Szeto CC, Yan BP, Lee AP, Tam LS.Arthritis Rheumatol. 2019 Feb;71(2):271-280. doi: 10.1002/art.40695. Epub 2019 Jan 5.PMID: 30144299
Effect of Treat-to-target Strategies Aiming at Remission of Arterial Stiffness in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Randomized Controlled Study.
Tam LH, Shang Q, Li EK, Wong PC, Kwok KY, Kun EW, Yim IC, Lee VK, Yip RM, Pang SH, Lao VW, Mak QW, Cheng IT, Lau XS, Li TK, Zhu TY, Lee AP, Tam LS.J Rheumatol. 2018 Aug;45(9):1229-1239. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.171128. Epub 2018 May 15.PMID: 29764965 Clinical Trial.
Novel Insights in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Atherosclerosis.
Teixeira V, Tam LS.Front Med (Lausanne). 2018 Jan 29;4:262. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2017.00262. eCollection 2017.PMID: 29435447
Underestimation of Risk of Carotid Subclinical Atherosclerosis by Cardiovascular Risk Scores in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis.
Shen J, Lam SH, Shang Q, Wong CK, Li EK, Wong P, Kun EW, Cheng IT, Li M, Li TK, Zhu TY, Lee JJ, Chang M, Lee AP, Tam LS.J Rheumatol. 2018 Feb;45(2):218-226. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.170025. Epub 2017 Nov 15.PMID: 29142027
Inflammatory Burden Is Related to an Early Reduction of LV Functional Reserve in Psoriatic Arthritis.
Shang Q, Li H, Tam LS, Wong CP, Sanderson JE, Yu CM, Tomlinson B.JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2018 Feb;11(2 Pt 2):369-370. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2017.03.009. Epub 2017 May 17.PMID: 28528149
Increased prevalence of coronary plaque in patients with psoriatic arthritis without prior diagnosis of coronary artery disease.
Shen J, Wong KT, Cheng IT, Shang Q, Li EK, Wong P, Kun EW, Law MY, Yip R, Yim I, Ying S, Li M, Li TK, Wong CK, Zhu TY, Lee JJ, Chang M, Lee AP, Tam LS.Ann Rheum Dis. 2017 Jul;76(7):1237-1244. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-210390. Epub 2017 Jan 4.PMID: 28052860
Carotid plaque and bone density and microarchitecture in psoriatic arthritis: the correlation with soluble ST2.
Shen J, Shang Q, Wong CK, Li EK, Kun EW, Cheng IT, Li M, Li TK, Zhu TY, Yu CM, Qin L, Tam LS.Sci Rep. 2016 Aug 24;6:32116. doi: 10.1038/srep32116.PMID: 27554830
Targeting inflammation in the prevention of cardiovascular disease in patients with inflammatory arthritis.
Shen J, Shang Q, Tam LS.Transl Res. 2016 Jan;167(1):138-51. doi: 10.1016/j.trsl.2015.05.006. Epub 2015 May 16.PMID: 26051628
Cumulative inflammatory burden is independently associated with increased arterial stiffness in patients with psoriatic arthritis: a prospective study.
Shen J, Shang Q, Li EK, Leung YY, Kun EW, Kwok LW, Li M, Li TK, Zhu TY, Yu CM, Tam LS.Arthritis Res Ther. 2015 Mar 17;17(1):75. doi: 10.1186/s13075-015-0570-0.PMID: 25890227
IL-33 and soluble ST2 levels as novel predictors for remission and progression of carotid plaque in early rheumatoid arthritis: A prospective study.
Shen J, Shang Q, Wong CK, Li EK, Wang S, Li RJ, Lee KL, Leung YY, Ying KY, Yim CW, Kun EW, Leung MH, Li M, Li TK, Zhu TY, Yu SL, Kuan WP, Yu CM, Tam LS.Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2015 Aug;45(1):18-27. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2015.02.001. Epub 2015 Feb 20.PMID: 25798875
Impaired left ventricular apical rotation is associated with disease activity of psoriatic arthritis.
Shang Q, Tam LS, Sanderson JE, Lee AP, Li EK, Yu CM.J Rheumatol. 2014 Apr;41(4):706-13. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.130589. Epub 2014 Mar 1.PMID: 24584920
Can suppression of inflammation by anti-TNF prevent progression of subclinical atherosclerosis in inflammatory arthritis?
Tam LS, Kitas GD, González-Gay MA.Rheumatology (Oxford). 2014 Jun;53(6):1108-19. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/ket454.PMID: 24501245
The effects of golimumab on subclinical atherosclerosis and arterial stiffness in ankylosing spondylitis—a randomized, placebo-controlled pilot trial.
Tam LS, Shang Q, Kun EW, Lee KL, Yip ML, Li M, Li TK, Zhu TY, Pui MO, Li EK, Yu CM.Rheumatology (Oxford). 2014 Jun;53(6):1065-74. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/ket469.PMID: 24501241
Infliximab is associated with improvement in arterial stiffness in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis -- a randomized trial.
Tam LS, Shang Q, Li EK, Wang S, Li RJ, Lee KL, Leung YY, Ying KY, Yim CW, Kun EW, Leung MH, Li M, Li TK, Zhu TY, Chui RK, Tseung L, Yu SL, Kuan WP, Yu CM.J Rheumatol. 2012 Dec;39(12):2267-75. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.120541. Epub 2012 Sep 15.PMID: 22984272
Increase in ventricular-arterial stiffness in patients with psoriatic arthritis.
Shang Q, Tam LS, Sanderson JE, Sun JP, Li EK, Yu CM.Rheumatology (Oxford). 2012 Dec;51(12):2215-23. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kes213. Epub 2012 Aug 25.PMID: 22923754
Serum soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products levels and aortic augmentation index in early rheumatoid arthritis--a prospective study.
Tam LS, Shang Q, Li EK, Wong S, Li RJ, Lee KL, Leung YY, Ying KY, Yim CW, Kun EW, Leung MH, Li M, Li TK, Zhu TY, Chui RK, Tseung L, Yu SL, Kuan WP, Yu CM.Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2013 Feb;42(4):333-45. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2012.07.002. Epub 2012 Aug 22.PMID: 22920235
Cardiovascular risk in patients with psoriatic arthritis.
Zhu TY, Li EK, Tam LS.Int J Rheumatol. 2012;2012:714321. doi: 10.1155/2012/714321. Epub 2012 May 8.PMID: 22645614
SLICC/ACR damage index independently associated with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Shang Q, Yip GW, Tam LS, Zhang Q, Sanderson JE, Lam YY, Li CM, Wang T, Li EK, Yu CM.Lupus. 2012 Sep;21(10):1057-62. doi: 10.1177/0961203312446628. Epub 2012 May 3.PMID: 22554929
Effects of rosuvastatin on subclinical atherosclerosis and arterial stiffness in rheumatoid arthritis: a randomized controlled pilot trial.
Tam LS, Li EK, Shang Q, Tomlinson B, Lee VW, Lee KK, Li M, Kuan WP, Li TK, Tseung L, Yip GW, Freedman B, Yu CM.Scand J Rheumatol. 2011 Nov;40(6):411-21. doi: 10.3109/03009742.2011.586649. Epub 2011 Aug 26.PMID:
High prevalence of subclinical left ventricular dysfunction in patients with psoriatic arthritis.
Shang Q, Tam LS, Yip GW, Sanderson JE, Zhang Q, Li EK, Yu CM.J Rheumatol. 2011 Jul;38(7):1363-70. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.101136. Epub 2011 Apr 1.PMID: 21459943
Tumour necrosis factor alpha blockade is associated with sustained regression of carotid intima-media thickness for patients with active psoriatic arthritis: a 2-year pilot study.
Tam LS, Li EK, Shang Q, Tomlinson B, Li M, Leung YY, Kuan WP, Kwok LW, Li TK, Zhu Y, Kun EW, Yip G, Yu CM.Ann Rheum Dis. 2011 Apr;70(4):705-6. doi: 10.1136/ard.2010.131359. Epub 2010 Jul 20.PMID: 20647274
Disease chronicity and activity predict subclinical left ventricular systolic dysfunction in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Yip GW, Shang Q, Tam LS, Zhang Q, Li EK, Fung JW, Yu CM.Heart. 2009 Jun;95(12):980-7. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2008.153551. Epub 2009 Feb 23.PMID: 19240052
Increased arterial stiffness correlated with disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus.
Shang Q, Tam LS, Li EK, Yip GW, Yu CM.Lupus. 2008 Dec;17(12):1096-102. doi: 10.1177/0961203308092160.PMID: 19029277
Subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in patients with psoriatic arthritis.
Tam LS, Shang Q, Li EK, Tomlinson B, Chu TT, Li M, Leung YY, Kwok LW, Wong KC, Li TK, Yu T, Zhu TY, Kun EW, Yip GW, Yu CM.Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Sep 15;59(9):1322-31. doi: 10.1002/art.24014.PMID: 18759318
Cardiovascular risk profile of patients with psoriatic arthritis compared to controls--the role of inflammation.
Tam LS, Tomlinson B, Chu TT, Li M, Leung YY, Kwok LW, Li TK, Yu T, Zhu YE, Wong KC, Kun EW, Li EK.Rheumatology (Oxford). 2008 May;47(5):718-23. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/ken090. Epub 2008 Apr 9.PMID: 18400833
Impact of TNF inhibition on insulin resistance and lipids levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Tam LS, Tomlinson B, Chu TT, Li TK, Li EK.Clin Rheumatol. 2007 Sep;26(9):1495-8. doi: 10.1007/s10067-007-0539-8. Epub 2007 Jan 20.PMID: 17237906
Effects of vitamins C and E on oxidative stress markers and endothelial function in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a double blind, placebo controlled pilot study.
Tam LS, Li EK, Leung VY, Griffith JF, Benzie IF, Lim PL, Whitney B, Lee VW, Lee KK, Thomas GN, Tomlinson B.J Rheumatol. 2005 Feb;32(2):275-82.PMID: 15693087
Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus show increased platelet activation and endothelial dysfunction induced by acute hyperhomocysteinemia.
Tam LS, Fan B, Li EK, Thomas GN, Yim SF, Haines CJ, Tomlinson B.J Rheumatol. 2003 Jul;30(7):1479-84.PMID: 12858444
Accelerated atherosclerosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a review of the causes and possible prevention.
Thomas GN, Tam LS, Tomlinson B, Li EK.Hong Kong Med J. 2002 Feb;8(1):26-32.PMID: 11861990
Effect of antimalarial agents on the fasting lipid profile in systemic lupus erythematosus.
Tam LS, Gladman DD, Hallett DC, Rahman P, Urowitz MB.J Rheumatol. 2000 Sep;27(9):2142-5.PMID: 10990225
Hydroxychloroquine has no significant effect on lipids and apolipoproteins in Chinese systemic lupus erythematosus patients with mild or inactive disease.
Tam LS, Li EK, Lam CW, Tomlinson B.Lupus. 2000;9(6):413-6. doi: 10.1191/096120300678828541.PMID: 10981644
- Your cardiovascular related papers in general
- Rollefstad S, Ikdahl E, Wibetoe G, Sexton J, Crowson CS, van Riel P, Kitas GD, Graham I, Dahlqvist SR, Karpouzas G, Myasoedova E, Gonzalez-Gay MA, Sfikakis PP, Tektonidou MG, Lazarini A, Vassilopoulos D, Kuriya B, Hitchon CA, Stoenoiu MS, Durez P, Pascual-Ramos V, Galarza-Delgado DA, Faggiano P, Misra DP, Borg A, Mu R, Mirrakhimov EM, Gheta D, Myasoedova S, Krougly L, Popkova T, Tuchyňová A, Tomcik M, Vrablik M, Lastuvka J, Horák P, Medková H, Semb AG. An international audit of the management of dyslipidaemia and hypertension in patients with rheumatoid arthritis-results from 19 countries. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Pharmacother. 2022 Sep 3;8(6):539-548. doi: 10.1093/ehjcvp/pvab052. Epub ahead of print.
- Semb AG, Rollefstad S, Ikdahl E, Wibetoe G, Sexton J, Crowson C, van Riel P, Kitas G, Graham I, Rantapää-Dahlqvist S, Karpouzas GA, Myasoedova E, Gonzalez-Gay MA, Sfikakis PP, Tektonidou MGG, Lazarini A, Vassilopoulos D, Kuriya B, Hitchon C, Stoenoiu MS, Durez P, Pascual-Ramos V, Galarza-Delgado DA, Faggiano P, Misra DP, Borg AA, Mu R, Mirrakhimov EM, Gheta D, Douglas K, Agarwal V, Myasoedova S, Krougly L, Valentinovna Popkova T, Tuchyňová A, Tomcik M, Vrablik M, Lastuvka J, Horak P, Medkova HK, Kerola AM; SURF-RA collaborators. Diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular risk management in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: an international audit. RMD Open. 2021 Jul;7(2):e001724. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2021-001724.
- Semb AG, Ikdahl E, Kerola AM, Wibetoe G, Sexton J, Crowson CS, van Riel P, Kitas G, Graham I, Rollefstad S; SURF-RA collaborators. A Clinical Audit of Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Disease in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis - SURF-RA. Mediterr J Rheumatol. 2022 Jun 30;33(2):201-217. doi: 10.31138/mjr.33.2.201.
- Muhammed H, Misra DP*, Jain N, Ganguly S, Pattanaik SS, Rai MK, Anuja AK, Mohindra N, Kumar S, Agarwal V. The comparison of cardiovascular disease risk prediction scores and evaluation of subclinical atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study. Clin Rheumatol. 2022 Dec;41(12):3675-3686. doi: 10.1007/s10067-022-06349-y.
- Misra DP*, Pande G, Agarwal V. Cardiovascular risks associated with Janus kinase inhibitors: peering outside the black box. Clin Rheumatol. 2023 Feb;42(2):621-632. doi: 10.1007/s10067-022-06415-5.
- Misra DP*, Rathore U, Mishra P, Singh K, Thakare DR, Behera MR, Jain N, Ora M. Bhadauria DS, Gambhir S, Kumar S, Agarwal V. Comparison of presentation and prognosis of Takayasu arteritis with or without stroke or transient ischemic attack – a retrospective cohort study. Life (Basel). 2022 Nov 16;12(11):1904. doi: 10.3390/life12111904.
- Misra DP*, Sharma A, Karpouzas GA, Kitas GD. Cardiovascular risk in vasculitis. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2023; 37(1):101831. doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2023.101831.
- Tiwana R, Kamal A, Singh D, Misra DP, Salim A, Usman F, John H, Kitas G, Greenfield S, Kumar P, Ray C, Bosworth A, Ahmad A, Reehal J, Kumar K. Cultural Adaptation and Development of an Educational Intervention ‘Meri Sehat, Mere Rules’ Relating to Cardiovascular Disease Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis for South Asian People. Mediterr J Rheumatol 2024;35(2):272-82
- Jagtap S, Mishra P, Rathore U, Thakare D, Singh K, Dixit J, Qamar T, Behera MR, Jain N, Ora M, Bhadauria DS, Gambhir S, Kumar S, Agarwal V, Misra DP*. Increased mortality rate in Takayasu arteritis is largely driven by cardiovascular disease - a cohort study. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2023 [Online ahead of print].
- Rai MK, Jain N, Mohindra N, Kumar S, Agarwal V, Misra DP*. Clinical and serological associations of subclinical atherosclerosis in spondyloarthropathy. Indian J Rheumatol 2024;19(1):25-32. doi:10.1177/09735984241229873
- Gangadharan H, Rai MK, Jain N, Mohindra N, Kumar S, Agarwal V, Misra DP*. Clinical and serological associations of subclinical atherosclerosis in systemic sclerosis. Indian J Rheumatol 2024. Epub ahead of print. doi: 10.1177/09733698241229901.
- Bolla E, Semb AG, Kerola AM, Ikdahl E, Petri M, Pons-Estel GJ, Karpouzas GA, Sfikakis PP, Quintana R, Misra DP, Borba EF, Garcia-de la Torre I, Popkova TV, Artim-Esen B, Troldborg A, Fragoso-Loyo H, Ajeganova S, Yazici A, Aroca-Martinez G, Direskeneli H, Ugarte-Gil MF, Mosca M, Goyal M, Svenungsson E, Macieira C, Hoi A, Lerang K, Costedoat-Chalumeau N, Tincani A, Mirrakhimov E, Acosta Colman I, Danza A, Massardo L, Blagojevic J, Yılmaz N, Tegzová D, Yavuz S, Korkmaz C, Hachulla E, Moreno Alvarez MJ, Muñoz-Louis R, Pantazis N, Tektonidou MG. Prevalence and target attainment of traditional cardiovascular risk factors in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross-sectional study including 3401 individuals from 24 countries. Lancet Rheumatol. 2024 Jul;6(7):e447-e459. doi: 10.1016/S2665-9913(24)00090-0. .
- Karpouzas GA, Ormseth SR, van Riel PLCM, Gonzalez-Gay MA, Corrales A, Rantapää-Dahlqvist S, Sfikakis PP, Dessein P, Tsang L, Hitchon C, El-Gabalawy H, Pascual-Ramos V, Contreras-Yáñez I, Colunga-Pedraza IJ, Galarza-Delgado DA, Azpiri-Lopez JR, Semb AG, Misra DP, Hauge EM, Kitas G. Biological use influences the impact of inflammation on risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in rheumatoid arthritis. RMD Open. 2024 Jul 23;10(3):e004546. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2024-004546. PMID: 39043615.
- PMID: 23887286 Association of Autoimmune Diseases With Coronary Atherosclerosis Severity and Ischemic Events. Mortensen MB, Jensen JM, Rønnow Sand NP, Kragholm K, Blaha MJ, Grove EL, Sørensen HT, Olesen K, Maeng M, Løgstrup B, Busk M, Hauge EM, Navar AM, Bøtker HE, Nørgaard BL.J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 Jun 25;83(25):2643-2654. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.04.030.PMID: 38897674
- Clinical and preclinical pulmonary disease in newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis: a two-year follow-up study. Hyldgaard C, Harders S, Blegvad J, Herly M, Masic D, Sofíudóttir BK, Urbonaviciene G, Andersen FD, Isaksen C, Løgstrup B, Ellingsen T.Scand J Rheumatol. 2023 Nov;52(6):601-608. doi: 10.1080/03009742.2023.2194105. Epub 2023 Apr 17.PMID: 37066633
- Heart Failure in Rheumatic Disease: Secular Trends and Novel Insights. Løgstrup BB. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2023 Feb;49(1):67-79. doi: 10.1016/j.rdc.2022.08.003.PMID: 36424027 Review
- Comment on: Cardiovascular risk and mortality in rheumatoid arthritis compared with diabetes mellitus and the general population: reply. Løgstrup BB, Ellingsen T, Pedersen AB, Darvalics B, Olesen KKW, Bøtker HE, Maeng M.Rheumatology (Oxford). 2021 Nov 3;60(11):e419-e420. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keab652.PMID: 34387306
- Similar lipid level changes in early rheumatoid arthritis patients following 1-year treat-to-target strategy with adalimumab plus methotrexate versus placebo plus methotrexate: secondary analyses from the randomized controlled OPERA trial. Mašić D, Stengaard-Pedersen K, Løgstrup BB, Hørslev-Petersen K, Hetland ML, Junker P, Østergaard M, Ammitzbøll C, Möller S, Christensen R, Ellingsen T.Rheumatol Int. 2021 Mar;41(3):543-549. doi: 10.1007/s00296-020-04756-5. Epub 2021 Jan 2.PMID: 33386898 Clinical Trial.
- Response to “Correspondence on “Impact of rheumatoid arthritis on major cardiovascular events in patients with and without coronary artery disease” by Jong et al. Løgstrup BB, Olesen KKW, Masic D, Gyldenkerne C, Thrane PG, Ellingsen T, Bøtker HE, Maeng M.Ann Rheum Dis. 2023 Jan;82(1):e12. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-219231. Epub 2020 Nov 2.PMID: 33139308
- Cardiovascular risk and mortality in rheumatoid arthritis compared with diabetes mellitus and the general population. Løgstrup BB, Ellingsen T, Pedersen AB, Darvalics B, Olesen KKW, Bøtker HE, Maeng M. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2021 Mar 2;60(3):1400-1409. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keaa374.PMID: 32984893
- Impact of rheumatiod arthritis on major cardiovascular events in patients with and without coronary artery disease. Løgstrup BB, Olesen KKW, Masic D, Gyldenkerne C, Thrane PG, Ellingsen T, Bøtker HE, Maeng M.Ann Rheum Dis. 2020 Sep;79(9):1182-1188. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-217154. Epub 2020 May 29.PMID: 32471895
- Development of heart failure in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A Danish population-based study. Løgstrup BB, Ellingsen T, Pedersen AB, Kjaersgaard A, Bøtker HE, Maeng M.Eur J Clin Invest. 2018 May;48(5):e12915. doi: 10.1111/eci.12915. Epub 2018 Mar 7.PMID: 29464714
- Heart Failure and Ischemic Heart Disease in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis. Løgstrup BB, Ellingsen T, Pedersen AB, Kjærsgaard A, Bøtker HE, Maeng M.J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 Dec 19;70(24):3069-3071. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.10.028.PMID: 29241494
- Association between baseline vitamin D metabolite levels and long-term cardiovascular events in patients with rheumatoid arthritis from the CIMESTRA trial: protocol for a cohort study with patient-record evaluated outcomes. Herly M, Stengaard-Pedersen K, Hørslev-Petersen K, Hetland ML, Østergaard M, Christensen R, Løgstrup BB, Vestergaard P, Pødenphant J, Junker P, Ellingsen T.BMJ Open. 2017 Apr 8;7(4):e014816. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014816.PMID: 28391237
- Left ventricular function at two-year follow-up in treatment-naive rheumatoid arthritis patients is associated with anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody status: a cohort study. Løgstrup BB, Masic D, Laurbjerg TB, Blegvad J, Herly M, Kristensen LD, Urbonaviciene G, Hedemann-Nielsen A, Ellingsen T.Scand J Rheumatol. 2017 Nov;46(6):432-440. doi: 10.1080/03009742.2016.1249941. Epub 2017 Jan 25.PMID: 28121216
- Multifactorial intervention to prevent cardiovascular disease in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis: protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial. Svensson AL, Christensen R, Persson F, Løgstrup BB, Giraldi A, Graugaard C, Fredberg U, Blegvad J, Thygesen T, Hansen IM, Colic A, Bagdat D, Ahlquist P, Jensen HS, Hørslev-Petersen K, Sheetal E, Christensen TG, Svendsen L, Emmertsen H, Ellingsen T.BMJ Open. 2016 Apr 20;6(4):e009134. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009134.PMID: 27098820
- Left ventricular function in treatment-naive early rheumatoid arthritis. Løgstrup BB, Deibjerg LK, Hedemann-Andersen A, Ellingsen T.Am J Cardiovasc Dis. 2014 Jun 28;4(2):79-86. eCollection 2014.PMID: 25006535
Cultural Adaptation and Development of an Educational Intervention 'Meri Sehat, Mere Rules' Relating to Cardiovascular Disease Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis for South Asian People.
Tiwana R, Kamal A, Singh D, Misra DP, Salim A, Usman F, John H, Kitas GD, Greenfield S, Kumar P, Ray C, Bosworth A, Ahmad A, Reehal J, Kumar K.
Mediterr J Rheumatol. 2024 Jun 30;35(2):272-282. doi: 10.31138/mjr.120623.ado. eCollection 2024 Jun.
PMID: 39211024 Free PMC article.
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance for the Evaluation of Arrhythmogenic Substrates in Patients with Systemic Autoimmunity: An Update.
Markousis-Mavrogenis G, Sfikakis PP, Kwong AHS, Pepe A, Matucci-Cerinic M, Kitas GD, Mavrogeni SI.
Rev Cardiovasc Med. 2023 Oct 12;24(10):290. doi: 10.31083/j.rcm2410290. eCollection 2023 Oct.
PMID: 39077573 Free PMC article. Review.
Biological use influences the impact of inflammation on risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in rheumatoid arthritis.
Karpouzas GA, Ormseth SR, van Riel PLCM, Gonzalez-Gay MA, Corrales A, Rantapää-Dahlqvist S, Sfikakis PP, Dessein P, Tsang L, Hitchon C, El-Gabalawy H, Pascual-Ramos V, Contreras-Yáñez I, Colunga-Pedraza IJ, Galarza-Delgado DA, Azpiri-Lopez JR, Semb AG, Misra DP, Hauge EM, Kitas G.
RMD Open. 2024 Jul 23;10(3):e004546. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2024-004546.
PMID: 39043615 Free PMC article.
Artificial intelligence for cardiovascular disease risk assessment in personalised framework: a scoping review.
Singh M, Kumar A, Khanna NN, Laird JR, Nicolaides A, Faa G, Johri AM, Mantella LE, Fernandes JFE, Teji JS, Singh N, Fouda MM, Singh R, Sharma A, Kitas G, Rathore V, Singh IM, Tadepalli K, Al-Maini M, Isenovic ER, Chaturvedi S, Garg D, Paraskevas KI, Mikhailidis DP, Viswanathan V, Kalra MK, Ruzsa Z, Saba L, Laine AF, Bhatt DL, Suri JS.
EClinicalMedicine. 2024 May 27;73:102660. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102660. eCollection 2024 Jul.
PMID: 38846068 Free PMC article. Review.
Risk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events and Venous Thromboembolism with JAK Inhibitors versus TNF Inhibitors in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Partalidou S, Patoulias D, Deuteraiou K, Avgerou P, Kitas G, Tzitiridou-Chatzopoulou M, Dimitroulas T.
Mediterr J Rheumatol. 2024 Mar 30;35(Suppl 1):10-19. doi: 10.31138/mjr.171023.rof. eCollection 2024 Mar.
PMID: 38756933 Free PMC article.
Non-Invasive Assessment of Micro- and Macrovascular Function after Initiation of JAK Inhibitors in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Anyfanti P, Angeloudi E, Dara A, Pagkopoulou E, Moysidou GS, Deuteraiou K, Boutel M, Bekiari E, Doumas M, Kitas GD, Dimitroulas T.
Diagnostics (Basel). 2024 Apr 17;14(8):834. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics14080834.
PMID: 38667479 Free PMC article.
Effects of statin therapy on diagnoses of new-onset diabetes and worsening glycaemia in large-scale randomised blinded statin trials: an individual participant data meta-analysis.
Cholesterol Treatment Trialists’ (CTT) Collaboration. Electronic address: ctt@ndph.ox.ac.uk; Cholesterol Treatment Trialists’ (CTT) Collaboration.
Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2024 May;12(5):306-319. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(24)00040-8. Epub 2024 Mar 27.
PMID: 38554713 Free PMC article.
Long-term cardiovascular risks and the impact of statin treatment on socioeconomic inequalities: a microsimulation model.
Wu R, Williams C, Zhou J, Schlackow I, Emberson J, Reith C, Keech A, Robson J, Armitage J, Gray A, Simes J, Baigent C, Mihaylova B; CTT Collaboration secretariat CTT Collaboration trialists: A to Z trial (phase Z) AFCAPS/TEXCAPS (AirForce/Texas Coronary Atherosclerosis Prevention Study)ALERT (Assessment of Lescol in Renal Transplantation)ALLHAT (Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial)ALLIANCE (Aggressive Lipid-Lowering Initiation Abates New Cardiac Events)ASCOT (Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial)ASPEN (Atorvastatin Study for the Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease Endpoints in Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus)AURORA (A study to evaluate the Use of Rosuvastatin in subjects On Regular haemodialysis: an Assessment of survival and cardiovascular events)CARDS (Collaborative Atorvastatin Diabetes Study)CARE (Cholesterol And Recurrent Events Study)CORONA (Controlled Rosuvastatin Multinational Trial in Heart Failure)4D (Die Deutsche Diabetes Dialyse Studie)GISSI (Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio della Sopravvivenza nell’Infarto miocardico) Heart Failure and Prevention trialsHOPE-3HPS (Heart Protection Study)IDEAL (Incremental Decrease in Endpoints through Aggressive Lipid-lowering)JUPITER (Justification for the Use of Statins in Prevention: an Intervention Trial Evaluating Rosuvastatin)LIPID (Long-term Intervention with Pravastatin in Ischaemic Disease)LIPS (Lescol Intervention Prevention Study)Post-CABG (Post-Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Study)PROSPER (Prospective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk)PROVE-IT (Pravastatin or Atorvastatin Evaluation and Infection Therapy)SEARCH (Study of Effectiveness of Additional Reductions in Cholesterol and Homocysteine)SPARCL (Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels)4S (Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study)TNT (Treating to New Targets)WOSCOPS (West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study)Other CTT Collaboration members.
Br J Gen Pract. 2024 Feb 29;74(740):e189-e198. doi: 10.3399/BJGP.2023.0198. Print 2024 Mar.
PMID: 38373851 Free PMC article.
Chronotropic Response and Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Osailan AM, Metsios GS, Duda JL, Kitas GD, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJCS, Elnaggar RK.
J Clin Med. 2023 Nov 23;12(23):7256. doi: 10.3390/jcm12237256.
PMID: 38068312 Free PMC article.
Effects of lifestyle physical activity and sedentary behaviour interventions on disease activity and patient- and clinician- important health outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review with meta-analysis.
Brady SM, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJCS, Dinas PC, Nightingale TE, Metsios GS, Elmsmari SMA, Duda JL, Kitas GD, Fenton SAM.
BMC Rheumatol. 2023 Sep 6;7(1):27. doi: 10.1186/s41927-023-00352-9.
PMID: 37674187 Free PMC article.
Artificial intelligence-based preventive, personalized and precision medicine for cardiovascular disease/stroke risk assessment in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a narrative review.
Al-Maini M, Maindarkar M, Kitas GD, Khanna NN, Misra DP, Johri AM, Mantella L, Agarwal V, Sharma A, Singh IM, Tsoulfas G, Laird JR, Faa G, Teji J, Turk M, Viskovic K, Ruzsa Z, Mavrogeni S, Rathore V, Miner M, Kalra MK, Isenovic ER, Saba L, Fouda MM, Suri JS.
Rheumatol Int. 2023 Nov;43(11):1965-1982. doi: 10.1007/s00296-023-05415-1. Epub 2023 Aug 30.
PMID: 37648884 Review.
Peripheral nailfold capillary microscopic abnormalities in rheumatoid arthritis are associated with arterial stiffness: Results from a cross-sectional study.
Angeloudi E, Anyfanti P, Dara A, Pagkopoulou E, Bekiari E, Sgouropoulou V, Garyfallos A, Doumas M, Kitas GD, Dimitroulas T.
Microvasc Res. 2023 Nov;150:104576. doi: 10.1016/j.mvr.2023.104576. Epub 2023 Jul 4.
PMID: 37414357
Cardiovascular disease/stroke risk stratification in deep learning framework: a review.
Bhagawati M, Paul S, Agarwal S, Protogeron A, Sfikakis PP, Kitas GD, Khanna NN, Ruzsa Z, Sharma AM, Tomazu O, Turk M, Faa G, Tsoulfas G, Laird JR, Rathore V, Johri AM, Viskovic K, Kalra M, Balestrieri A, Nicolaides A, Singh IM, Chaturvedi S, Paraskevas KI, Fouda MM, Saba L, Suri JS.
Cardiovasc Diagn Ther. 2023 Jun 30;13(3):557-598. doi: 10.21037/cdt-22-438. Epub 2023 Jun 5.
PMID: 37405023 Free PMC article. Review.
Cardiovascular risk in vasculitis.
Misra DP, Sharma A, Karpouzas GA, Kitas GD.
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2023 Mar;37(1):101831. doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2023.101831. Epub 2023 Jun 9.
PMID: 37302927 Review.
Combined Effects of Diet and Physical Activity on Inflammatory Joint Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Dinas PC, On Behalf Of The Students Of Module Introduction To Systematic Reviews, Moe RH, Boström C, Kosti RI, Kitas GD, Metsios GS.
Healthcare (Basel). 2023 May 15;11(10):1427. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11101427.
PMID: 37239713 Free PMC article. Review.
Number of days required to measure sedentary time and physical activity using accelerometery in rheumatoid arthritis: a reliability study.
O'Brien CM, Kitas GD, Rayner F, Isaacs JD, Baker KF, Pratt AG, Buckley CD, Raza K, Filer A, Siebert S, McInnes I, McGucken A, Fenton SAM; BIOFLARE Consortium.
Rheumatol Int. 2023 Aug;43(8):1459-1465. doi: 10.1007/s00296-023-05342-1. Epub 2023 May 25.
PMID: 37227468 Free PMC article.
Patient perspective on exercise intervention in rheumatoid arthritis with high risk of cardiovascular disease: a pilot qualitative study.
van den Hoek J, Sobejana M, van Nes F, Metsios G, Kitas G, van der Leeden M, Nurmohamed MT, van der Esch M.
Rheumatol Int. 2023 Jul;43(7):1369-1376. doi: 10.1007/s00296-023-05312-7. Epub 2023 Apr 24.
PMID: 37093275
Barriers and facilitators for physical activity in rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease: a European-based survey.
Metsios GS, Fenton SAM, Tzika K, Moe RH, Fragoulis GE, Vlieland TPMV, Nikiphorou E, Van den Ende CHM, Fatouros I, van der Esch M, Niedermann K, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, van Zanten JJCSV, Brodin N, O'Brien CM, Koutedakis Y, Kennedy N, Swinnen TW, Bostrom C, Kitas GD; IMPACT-RMD Consortium.
Clin Rheumatol. 2023 Jul;42(7):1897-1902. doi: 10.1007/s10067-023-06518-7. Epub 2023 Mar 6.
PMID: 36877304
Do Disease-Modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs and Exercise Therapy Have a Combined Effect on Disease Activity in Patients with RA? A Scoping Review.
Sobejana M, van der Esch M, van den Hoek J, Kitas G, van der Leeden M, Nurmohamed MT, Metsios GS.
Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2023 Apr;25(4):69-81. doi: 10.1007/s11926-023-01098-6. Epub 2023 Mar 3.
PMID: 36867308 Review.
Do Interleukin-1 and Interleukin-6 Antagonists Hold Any Place in the Treatment of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and Related Co-Morbidities? An Overview of Available Clinical Evidence.
Dimosiari A, Patoulias D, Kitas GD, Dimitroulas T.
J Clin Med. 2023 Feb 6;12(4):1302. doi: 10.3390/jcm12041302.
PMID: 36835838 Free PMC article. Review.
The behavioural epidemiology of sedentary behaviour in inflammatory arthritis: where are we, and where do we need to go?
Fenton SAM, O'Brien CM, Kitas GD, Duda JL, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJCS, Metsios GS.
Rheumatol Adv Pract. 2023 Jan 24;7(1):rkac097. doi: 10.1093/rap/rkac097. eCollection 2023.
PMID: 36699551 Free PMC article. Review.
Understanding and managing cardiac involvement in systemic sclerosis.
Moysidou GS, Dara A, Arvanitaki A, Skalkou A, Pagkopoulou E, Daoussis D, Kitas GD, Dimitroulas T.
Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2023 Mar;19(3):293-304. doi: 10.1080/1744666X.2023.2171988. Epub 2023 Feb 9.
PMID: 36690592 Review.
The role of asymmetric dimethylarginine in endothelial dysfunction and abnormal nitric oxide metabolism in systemic sclerosis: results from a pilot study.
Pagkopoulou E, Soulaidopoulos S, Katsiki N, Malliari A, Loutradis C, Karagiannis A, Doumas M, Garyfallos A, Kitas G, Dimitroulas T.
Clin Rheumatol. 2023 Apr;42(4):1077-1085. doi: 10.1007/s10067-022-06472-w. Epub 2022 Dec 19.
PMID: 36534350
Cardiac inflammation and fibrosis patterns in systemic sclerosis, evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging: An update.
Mavrogeni S, Pepe A, Gargani L, Bruni C, Quaia E, Kitas GD, Sfikakis PP, Matucci-Cerinic M.
Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2023 Feb;58:152126. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2022.152126. Epub 2022 Nov 18.
PMID: 36434895 Review.
Cardiovascular/Stroke Risk Stratification in Diabetic Foot Infection Patients Using Deep Learning-Based Artificial Intelligence: An Investigative Study.
Khanna NN, Maindarkar MA, Viswanathan V, Puvvula A, Paul S, Bhagawati M, Ahluwalia P, Ruzsa Z, Sharma A, Kolluri R, Krishnan PR, Singh IM, Laird JR, Fatemi M, Alizad A, Dhanjil SK, Saba L, Balestrieri A, Faa G, Paraskevas KI, Misra DP, Agarwal V, Sharma A, Teji JS, Al-Maini M, Nicolaides A, Rathore V, Naidu S, Liblik K, Johri AM, Turk M, Sobel DW, Miner M, Viskovic K, Tsoulfas G, Protogerou AD, Mavrogeni S, Kitas GD, Fouda MM, Kalra MK, Suri JS.
J Clin Med. 2022 Nov 19;11(22):6844. doi: 10.3390/jcm11226844.
PMID: 36431321 Free PMC article. Review.
Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk Stratification in the Rheumatic Diseases:: An Integrative, Multiparametric Approach.
Misra DP, Hauge EM, Crowson CS, Kitas GD, Ormseth SR, Karpouzas GA.
Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2023 Feb;49(1):19-43. doi: 10.1016/j.rdc.2022.07.004.
PMID: 36424025 Review.
Asymmetric dimethylarginine correlates with worsening peripheral microangiopathy in systemic sclerosis.
Pagkopoulou E, Soulaidopoulos S, Triantafyllidou E, Loutradis C, Malliari A, Kitas GD, Garyfallos A, Dimitroulas T.
Microvasc Res. 2023 Jan;145:104448. doi: 10.1016/j.mvr.2022.104448. Epub 2022 Oct 29.
PMID: 36374797
Autonomous motivation to reduce sedentary behaviour is associated with less sedentary time and improved health outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis: a longitudinal study.
O'Brien CM, Duda JL, Kitas GD, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJCS, Metsios GS, Fenton SAM.
BMC Rheumatol. 2022 Oct 10;6(1):58. doi: 10.1186/s41927-022-00289-5.
PMID: 36210469 Free PMC article.
A Clinical Audit of Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Disease in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis - SURF-RA.
Semb AG, Ikdahl E, Kerola AM, Wibetoe G, Sexton J, Crowson CS, van Riel P, Kitas G, Graham I, Rollefstad S; SURF-RA collaborators.
Mediterr J Rheumatol. 2022 Jun 30;33(2):201-217. doi: 10.31138/mjr.33.2.201. eCollection 2022 Jun.
PMID: 36128215 Free PMC article.
Oral anticoagulant treatment in rheumatoid arthritis patients with atrial fibrillation results of an international audit.
Semb AG, Rollefstad S, Sexton J, Ikdahl E, Crowson CS, van Riel P, Kitas G, Graham I, Kerola AM; SURF-RA.
Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc. 2022 Sep 12;42:101117. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2022.101117. eCollection 2022 Oct.
PMID: 36118256 Free PMC article.
Interplay of diabetes mellitus and rheumatic diseases amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: influence on the risk of infection, outcomes, and immune responses.
Mehta P, Gasparyan AY, Zimba O, Kitas GD, Yessirkepov M.
Clin Rheumatol. 2022 Dec;41(12):3897-3913. doi: 10.1007/s10067-022-06365-y. Epub 2022 Sep 9.
PMID: 36076125 Free PMC article. Review.
Effect of statin therapy on muscle symptoms: an individual participant data meta-analysis of large-scale, randomised, double-blind trials.
Cholesterol Treatment Trialists' Collaboration.
Lancet. 2022 Sep 10;400(10355):832-845. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01545-8. Epub 2022 Aug 29.
PMID: 36049498 Free PMC article.
Nailfold Videocapillaroscopy for the Evaluation of Peripheral Microangiopathy in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Anyfanti P, Angeloudi E, Dara A, Arvanitaki A, Bekiari E, Kitas GD, Dimitroulas T.
Life (Basel). 2022 Jul 31;12(8):1167. doi: 10.3390/life12081167.
PMID: 36013346 Free PMC article. Review.
Exercise intervention on cardiorespiratory fitness in rheumatoid arthritis patients with high cardiovascular disease risk: a single-arm pilot study.
Sobejana M, van den Hoek J, Metsios GS, Kitas GD, van der Leeden M, Verberne S, Jorstad HT, Pijnappels M, Lems WF, Nurmohamed MT, van der Esch M.
Clin Rheumatol. 2022 Dec;41(12):3725-3734. doi: 10.1007/s10067-022-06343-4. Epub 2022 Aug 25.
PMID: 36006555
Vascular Implications of COVID-19: Role of Radiological Imaging, Artificial Intelligence, and Tissue Characterization: A Special Report.
Khanna NN, Maindarkar M, Puvvula A, Paul S, Bhagawati M, Ahluwalia P, Ruzsa Z, Sharma A, Munjral S, Kolluri R, Krishnan PR, Singh IM, Laird JR, Fatemi M, Alizad A, Dhanjil SK, Saba L, Balestrieri A, Faa G, Paraskevas KI, Misra DP, Agarwal V, Sharma A, Teji J, Al-Maini M, Nicolaides A, Rathore V, Naidu S, Liblik K, Johri AM, Turk M, Sobel DW, Pareek G, Miner M, Viskovic K, Tsoulfas G, Protogerou AD, Mavrogeni S, Kitas GD, Fouda MM, Kalra MK, Suri JS.
J Cardiovasc Dev Dis. 2022 Aug 15;9(8):268. doi: 10.3390/jcdd9080268.
PMID: 36005433 Free PMC article. Review.
Pathophysiology of cognitive dysfunction and the role of combined brain/heart magnetic resonance imaging (Review).
Markousis-Mavrogenis G, Bacopoulou F, Kolovou G, Pons MR, Giannakopoulou A, Papavasiliou A, Kitas GD, Chrousos GP, Mavrogeni SI.
Exp Ther Med. 2022 Jul 14;24(3):569. doi: 10.3892/etm.2022.11506. eCollection 2022 Sep.
PMID: 35978932 Free PMC article. Review.
Deep Learning Paradigm for Cardiovascular Disease/Stroke Risk Stratification in Parkinson's Disease Affected by COVID-19: A Narrative Review.
Suri JS, Maindarkar MA, Paul S, Ahluwalia P, Bhagawati M, Saba L, Faa G, Saxena S, Singh IM, Chadha PS, Turk M, Johri A, Khanna NN, Viskovic K, Mavrogeni S, Laird JR, Miner M, Sobel DW, Balestrieri A, Sfikakis PP, Tsoulfas G, Protogerou AD, Misra DP, Agarwal V, Kitas GD, Kolluri R, Teji JS, Al-Maini M, Dhanjil SK, Sockalingam M, Saxena A, Sharma A, Rathore V, Fatemi M, Alizad A, Krishnan PR, Omerzu T, Naidu S, Nicolaides A, Paraskevas KI, Kalra M, Ruzsa Z, Fouda MM.
Diagnostics (Basel). 2022 Jun 24;12(7):1543. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics12071543.
PMID: 35885449 Free PMC article. Review.
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance in autoimmune rheumatic diseases: a clinical consensus document by the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging.
Mavrogeni S, Pepe A, Nijveldt R, Ntusi N, Sierra-Galan LM, Bratis K, Wei J, Mukherjee M, Markousis-Mavrogenis G, Gargani L, Sade LE, Ajmone-Marsan N, Seferovic P, Donal E, Nurmohamed M, Cerinic MM, Sfikakis P, Kitas G, Schwitter J, Lima JAC, Dawson D, Dweck M, Haugaa KH, Keenan N, Moon J, Stankovic I, Donal E, Cosyns B.
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2022 Aug 22;23(9):e308-e322. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jeac134.
PMID: 35808990 Review.
Cardiovascular/Stroke Risk Assessment in Patients with Erectile Dysfunction-A Role of Carotid Wall Arterial Imaging and Plaque Tissue Characterization Using Artificial Intelligence Paradigm: A Narrative Review.
Khanna NN, Maindarkar M, Saxena A, Ahluwalia P, Paul S, Srivastava SK, Cuadrado-Godia E, Sharma A, Omerzu T, Saba L, Mavrogeni S, Turk M, Laird JR, Kitas GD, Fatemi M, Barqawi AB, Miner M, Singh IM, Johri A, Kalra MM, Agarwal V, Paraskevas KI, Teji JS, Fouda MM, Pareek G, Suri JS.
Diagnostics (Basel). 2022 May 17;12(5):1249. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics12051249.
PMID: 35626404 Free PMC article. Review.
Cardiovascular Risk Stratification in Diabetic Retinopathy via Atherosclerotic Pathway in COVID-19/Non-COVID-19 Frameworks Using Artificial Intelligence Paradigm: A Narrative Review.
Munjral S, Maindarkar M, Ahluwalia P, Puvvula A, Jamthikar A, Jujaray T, Suri N, Paul S, Pathak R, Saba L, Chalakkal RJ, Gupta S, Faa G, Singh IM, Chadha PS, Turk M, Johri AM, Khanna NN, Viskovic K, Mavrogeni S, Laird JR, Pareek G, Miner M, Sobel DW, Balestrieri A, Sfikakis PP, Tsoulfas G, Protogerou A, Misra DP, Agarwal V, Kitas GD, Kolluri R, Teji J, Al-Maini M, Dhanjil SK, Sockalingam M, Saxena A, Sharma A, Rathore V, Fatemi M, Alizad A, Viswanathan V, Krishnan PR, Omerzu T, Naidu S, Nicolaides A, Fouda MM, Suri JS.
Diagnostics (Basel). 2022 May 14;12(5):1234. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics12051234.
PMID: 35626389 Free PMC article. Review.
A Powerful Paradigm for Cardiovascular Risk Stratification Using Multiclass, Multi-Label, and Ensemble-Based Machine Learning Paradigms: A Narrative Review.
Suri JS, Bhagawati M, Paul S, Protogerou AD, Sfikakis PP, Kitas GD, Khanna NN, Ruzsa Z, Sharma AM, Saxena S, Faa G, Laird JR, Johri AM, Kalra MK, Paraskevas KI, Saba L.
Diagnostics (Basel). 2022 Mar 16;12(3):722. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics12030722.
PMID: 35328275 Free PMC article. Review.
Position Statement on Exercise Dosage in Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: The Role of the IMPACT-RMD Toolkit.
Metsios GS, Brodin N, Vlieland TPMV, Van den Ende CHM, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Fatouros I, van der Esch M, Fenton SAM, Tzika K, Moe RH, van Zanten JJCSV, Koutedakis Y, Swinnen TW, Veskoukis AS, Boström C, Kennedy N, Nikiphorou E, Fragoulis GE, Niedermann K, Kitas GD; IMPACT-RMD Consortium.
Mediterr J Rheumatol. 2021 Dec 27;32(4):378-385. doi: 10.31138/mjr.32.4.378. eCollection 2021 Dec.
PMID: 35128335 Free PMC article.
Understanding the bias in machine learning systems for cardiovascular disease risk assessment: The first of its kind review.
Suri JS, Bhagawati M, Paul S, Protogeron A, Sfikakis PP, Kitas GD, Khanna NN, Ruzsa Z, Sharma AM, Saxena S, Faa G, Paraskevas KI, Laird JR, Johri AM, Saba L, Kalra M.
Comput Biol Med. 2022 Mar;142:105204. doi: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2021.105204. Epub 2022 Jan 4.
PMID: 35033879 Review.
Cardiovascular disease detection using machine learning and carotid/femoral arterial imaging frameworks in rheumatoid arthritis patients.
Konstantonis G, Singh KV, Sfikakis PP, Jamthikar AD, Kitas GD, Gupta SK, Saba L, Verrou K, Khanna NN, Ruzsa Z, Sharma AM, Laird JR, Johri AM, Kalra M, Protogerou A, Suri JS.
Rheumatol Int. 2022 Feb;42(2):215-239. doi: 10.1007/s00296-021-05062-4. Epub 2022 Jan 11.
PMID: 35013839
Association Between Uric Acid and Worsening Peripheral Microangiopathy in Systemic Sclerosis.
Pagkopoulou E, Soulaidopoulos S, Triantafyllidou E, Malliari A, Kitas GD, Garyfallos A, Dimitroulas T.
Front Med (Lausanne). 2021 Dec 24;8:806925. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.806925. eCollection 2021.
PMID: 35004786 Free PMC article.
Coronary microvascular disease: The "Meeting Point" of Cardiology, Rheumatology and Endocrinology.
Markousis-Mavrogenis G, Bacopoulou F, Mavragani C, Voulgari P, Kolovou G, Kitas GD, Chrousos GP, Mavrogeni SI.
Eur J Clin Invest. 2022 May;52(5):e13737. doi: 10.1111/eci.13737. Epub 2022 Jan 4.
PMID: 34939183 Review.
Monitoring and Managing Cardiovascular Risk in Immune Mediated Inflammatory Diseases.
Anyfanti P, Dara A, Angeloudi E, Bekiari E, Dimitroulas T, Kitas GD.
J Inflamm Res. 2021 Dec 14;14:6893-6906. doi: 10.2147/JIR.S276986. eCollection 2021.
PMID: 34934338 Free PMC article. Review.
Nutrition, atherosclerosis, arterial imaging, cardiovascular risk stratification, and manifestations in COVID-19 framework: a narrative review.
Munjral S, Ahluwalia P, Jamthikar AD, Puvvula A, Saba L, Faa G, Singh IM, Chadha PS, Turk M, Johri AM, Khanna NN, Viskovic K, Mavrogeni S, Laird JR, Pareek G, Miner M, Sobel DW, Balestrieri A, Sfikakis PP, Tsoulfas G, Protogerou A, Misra P, Agarwal V, Kitas GD, Kolluri R, Teji J, Al-Maini M, Dhanjil SK, Sockalingam M, Saxena A, Sharma A, Rathore V, Fatemi M, Alizad A, Viswanathan V, Krishnan PK, Omerzu T, Naidu S, Nicolaides A, Suri JS.
Front Biosci (Landmark Ed). 2021 Nov 30;26(11):1312-1339. doi: 10.52586/5026.
PMID: 34856770 Review.
Multimodality carotid plaque tissue characterization and classification in the artificial intelligence paradigm: a narrative review for stroke application.
Saba L, Sanagala SS, Gupta SK, Koppula VK, Johri AM, Khanna NN, Mavrogeni S, Laird JR, Pareek G, Miner M, Sfikakis PP, Protogerou A, Misra DP, Agarwal V, Sharma AM, Viswanathan V, Rathore VS, Turk M, Kolluri R, Viskovic K, Cuadrado-Godia E, Kitas GD, Sharma N, Nicolaides A, Suri JS.
Ann Transl Med. 2021 Jul;9(14):1206. doi: 10.21037/atm-20-7676.
PMID: 34430647 Free PMC article. Review.
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Reveals Cardiac Pathophysiology in Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases.
Markousis-Mavrogenis G, Sfikakis PP, Koutsogeorgopoulou L, Dimitroulas T, Katsifis G, Giannakopoulou A, Voulgari P, Kolovou G, Kitas GD, Mavrogeni SI.
Mediterr J Rheumatol. 2021 Mar 31;32(1):15-20. doi: 10.31138/mjr.32.1.15. eCollection 2021 Mar.
PMID: 34386698 Free PMC article. Review.
Cardiorespiratory fitness and physical activity in people who have rheumatoid arthritis at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease: a cross-sectional study.
Sobejana M, van den Hoek J, Metsios GS, Kitas GD, Jorstad HT, van der Leeden M, Pijnappels M, Lems WF, Nurmohamed MT, van der Esch M.
Rheumatol Int. 2021 Dec;41(12):2177-2183. doi: 10.1007/s00296-021-04903-6. Epub 2021 Jul 31.
PMID: 34331578
Peripheral microcirculatory abnormalities are associated with cardiovascular risk in systemic sclerosis: a nailfold video capillaroscopy study.
Pagkopoulou E, Soulaidopoulos S, Triantafyllidou E, Arvanitaki A, Katsiki N, Loutradis C, Karagiannis A, Doumas M, Garyfallos A, Kitas GD, Dimitroulas T.
Clin Rheumatol. 2021 Dec;40(12):4957-4968. doi: 10.1007/s10067-021-05795-4. Epub 2021 Jul 27.
PMID: 34312764
Diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular risk management in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: an international audit.
Semb AG, Rollefstad S, Ikdahl E, Wibetoe G, Sexton J, Crowson C, van Riel P, Kitas G, Graham I, Rantapää-Dahlqvist S, Karpouzas GA, Myasoedova E, Gonzalez-Gay MA, Sfikakis PP, Tektonidou MG, Lazarini A, Vassilopoulos D, Kuriya B, Hitchon C, Stoenoiu MS, Durez P, Pascual-Ramos V, Galarza-Delgado DA, Faggiano P, Misra DP, Borg AA, Mu R, Mirrakhimov EM, Gheta D, Douglas K, Agarwal V, Myasoedova S, Krougly L, Valentinovna Popkova T, Tuchyňová A, Tomcik M, Vrablik M, Lastuvka J, Horak P, Medkova HK, Kerola AM; SURF-RA collaborators.
RMD Open. 2021 Jul;7(2):e001724. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2021-001724.
PMID: 34244381 Free PMC article.
An international audit of the management of dyslipidaemia and hypertension in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: results from 19 countries.
Rollefstad S, Ikdahl E, Wibetoe G, Sexton J, Crowson CS, van Riel P, Kitas GD, Graham I, Dahlqvist SR, Karpouzas G, Myasoedova E, Gonzalez-Gay MA, Sfikakis PP, Tektonidou MG, Lazarini A, Vassilopoulos D, Kuriya B, Hitchon CA, Stoenoiu MS, Durez P, Pascual-Ramos V, Galarza-Delgado DA, Faggiano P, Misra DP, Borg A, Mu R, Mirrakhimov EM, Gheta D, Myasoedova S, Krougly L, Popkova T, Tuchyňová A, Tomcik M, Vrablik M, Lastuvka J, Horák P, Medková H, Semb AG.
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Pharmacother. 2022 Sep 3;8(6):539-548. doi: 10.1093/ehjcvp/pvab052.
PMID: 34232315
A Review on Joint Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Plaque Area Measurement in Ultrasound for Cardiovascular/Stroke Risk Monitoring: Artificial Intelligence Framework.
Biswas M, Saba L, Omerzu T, Johri AM, Khanna NN, Viskovic K, Mavrogeni S, Laird JR, Pareek G, Miner M, Balestrieri A, Sfikakis PP, Protogerou A, Misra DP, Agarwal V, Kitas GD, Kolluri R, Sharma A, Viswanathan V, Ruzsa Z, Nicolaides A, Suri JS.
J Digit Imaging. 2021 Jun;34(3):581-604. doi: 10.1007/s10278-021-00461-2. Epub 2021 Jun 2.
PMID: 34080104 Free PMC article. Review.
Cardiovascular comorbidity in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: Where we are and how can we move forward?
Kitas GD, Dimitroulas T.
Int J Rheum Dis. 2021 Apr;24(4):473-476. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.14112.
PMID: 33817989 No abstract available.
Ventricular Tachycardia Has Mainly Non-Ischaemic Substrates in Patients with Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases and a Preserved Ejection Fraction.
Markousis-Mavrogenis G, Poulos G, Dimitroulas T, Giannakopoulou A, Mavragani C, Vartela V, Manolopoulou D, Kolovou G, Voulgari P, Sfikakis PP, Kitas GD, Mavrogeni SI.
Diagnostics (Basel). 2021 Mar 15;11(3):519. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics11030519.
PMID: 33804066 Free PMC article.
Bidirectional link between diabetes mellitus and coronavirus disease 2019 leading to cardiovascular disease: A narrative review.
Viswanathan V, Puvvula A, Jamthikar AD, Saba L, Johri AM, Kotsis V, Khanna NN, Dhanjil SK, Majhail M, Misra DP, Agarwal V, Kitas GD, Sharma AM, Kolluri R, Naidu S, Suri JS.
World J Diabetes. 2021 Mar 15;12(3):215-237. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v12.i3.215.
PMID: 33758644 Free PMC article. Review.
Integration of cardiovascular risk assessment with COVID-19 using artificial intelligence.
Suri JS, Puvvula A, Majhail M, Biswas M, Jamthikar AD, Saba L, Faa G, Singh IM, Oberleitner R, Turk M, Srivastava S, Chadha PS, Suri HS, Johri AM, Nambi V, Sanches JM, Khanna NN, Viskovic K, Mavrogeni S, Laird JR, Bit A, Pareek G, Miner M, Balestrieri A, Sfikakis PP, Tsoulfas G, Protogerou A, Misra DP, Agarwal V, Kitas GD, Kolluri R, Teji J, Porcu M, Al-Maini M, Agbakoba A, Sockalingam M, Sexena A, Nicolaides A, Sharma A, Rathore V, Viswanathan V, Naidu S, Bhatt DL.
Rev Cardiovasc Med. 2020 Dec 30;21(4):541-560. doi: 10.31083/j.rcm.2020.04.236.
PMID: 33387999 Review.
Cardiovascular disease and stroke risk assessment in patients with chronic kidney disease using integration of estimated glomerular filtration rate, ultrasonic image phenotypes, and artificial intelligence: a narrative review.
Jamthikar AD, Puvvula A, Gupta D, Johri AM, Nambi V, Khanna NN, Saba L, Mavrogeni S, Laird JR, Pareek G, Miner M, Sfikakis PP, Protogerou A, Kitas GD, Nicolaides A, Sharma AM, Viswanathan V, Rathore VS, Kolluri R, Bhatt DL, Suri JS.
Int Angiol. 2021 Apr;40(2):150-164. doi: 10.23736/S0392-9590.20.04538-1. Epub 2020 Nov 25.
PMID: 33236868 Review.
Artificial intelligence framework for predictive cardiovascular and stroke risk assessment models: A narrative review of integrated approaches using carotid ultrasound.
Jamthikar AD, Gupta D, Saba L, Khanna NN, Viskovic K, Mavrogeni S, Laird JR, Sattar N, Johri AM, Pareek G, Miner M, Sfikakis PP, Protogerou A, Viswanathan V, Sharma A, Kitas GD, Nicolaides A, Kolluri R, Suri JS.
Comput Biol Med. 2020 Nov;126:104043. doi: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2020.104043. Epub 2020 Oct 8.
PMID: 33065389 Review.
Ultrasound-based stroke/cardiovascular risk stratification using Framingham Risk Score and ASCVD Risk Score based on "Integrated Vascular Age" instead of "Chronological Age": a multi-ethnic study of Asian Indian, Caucasian, and Japanese cohorts.
Jamthikar A, Gupta D, Cuadrado-Godia E, Puvvula A, Khanna NN, Saba L, Viskovic K, Mavrogeni S, Turk M, Laird JR, Pareek G, Miner M, Sfikakis PP, Protogerou A, Kitas GD, Shankar C, Nicolaides A, Viswanathan V, Sharma A, Suri JS.
Cardiovasc Diagn Ther. 2020 Aug;10(4):939-954. doi: 10.21037/cdt.2020.01.16.
PMID: 32968652 Free PMC article.
Cardiovascular/stroke risk predictive calculators: a comparison between statistical and machine learning models.
Jamthikar A, Gupta D, Saba L, Khanna NN, Araki T, Viskovic K, Mavrogeni S, Laird JR, Pareek G, Miner M, Sfikakis PP, Protogerou A, Viswanathan V, Sharma A, Nicolaides A, Kitas GD, Suri JS.
Cardiovasc Diagn Ther. 2020 Aug;10(4):919-938. doi: 10.21037/cdt.2020.01.07.
PMID: 32968651 Free PMC article.
3-D optimized classification and characterization artificial intelligence paradigm for cardiovascular/stroke risk stratification using carotid ultrasound-based delineated plaque: Atheromatic™ 2.0.
Skandha SS, Gupta SK, Saba L, Koppula VK, Johri AM, Khanna NN, Mavrogeni S, Laird JR, Pareek G, Miner M, Sfikakis PP, Protogerou A, Misra DP, Agarwal V, Sharma AM, Viswanathan V, Rathore VS, Turk M, Kolluri R, Viskovic K, Cuadrado-Godia E, Kitas GD, Nicolaides A, Suri JS.
Comput Biol Med. 2020 Oct;125:103958. doi: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2020.103958. Epub 2020 Aug 16.
PMID: 32927257
COVID-19 pathways for brain and heart injury in comorbidity patients: A role of medical imaging and artificial intelligence-based COVID severity classification: A review.
Suri JS, Puvvula A, Biswas M, Majhail M, Saba L, Faa G, Singh IM, Oberleitner R, Turk M, Chadha PS, Johri AM, Sanches JM, Khanna NN, Viskovic K, Mavrogeni S, Laird JR, Pareek G, Miner M, Sobel DW, Balestrieri A, Sfikakis PP, Tsoulfas G, Protogerou A, Misra DP, Agarwal V, Kitas GD, Ahluwalia P, Kolluri R, Teji J, Maini MA, Agbakoba A, Dhanjil SK, Sockalingam M, Saxena A, Nicolaides A, Sharma A, Rathore V, Ajuluchukwu JNA, Fatemi M, Alizad A, Viswanathan V, Krishnan PR, Naidu S.
Comput Biol Med. 2020 Sep;124:103960. doi: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2020.103960. Epub 2020 Aug 14.
PMID: 32919186 Free PMC article. Review.
Nailfold videocapillaroscopy: a novel possible surrogate marker for the evaluation of peripheral microangiopathy in pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Arvanitaki A, Giannakoulas G, Triantafyllidou E, Karvounis H, Garyfallos A, Kitas G, Dimitroulas T.
Scand J Rheumatol. 2021 Mar;50(2):85-94. doi: 10.1080/03009742.2020.1786854. Epub 2020 Sep 10.
PMID: 32909481 Review.
Cardiovascular risk assessment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis using carotid ultrasound B-mode imaging.
Jamthikar AD, Gupta D, Puvvula A, Johri AM, Khanna NN, Saba L, Mavrogeni S, Laird JR, Pareek G, Miner M, Sfikakis PP, Protogerou A, Kitas GD, Kolluri R, Sharma AM, Viswanathan V, Rathore VS, Suri JS.
Rheumatol Int. 2020 Dec;40(12):1921-1939. doi: 10.1007/s00296-020-04691-5. Epub 2020 Aug 28.
PMID: 32857281 Free PMC article. Review.
Subclinical atherosclerosis in systemic sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis: a comparative matched-cohort study.
Dimitroulas T, Baniotopoulos P, Pagkopoulou E, Soulaidopoulos S, Nightingale P, Sandoo A, Karagiannis A, Douglas K, Sachinidis A, Garyfallos A, Kitas G.
Rheumatol Int. 2020 Dec;40(12):1997-2004. doi: 10.1007/s00296-020-04677-3. Epub 2020 Aug 8.
PMID: 32772133
Two-stage artificial intelligence model for jointly measurement of atherosclerotic wall thickness and plaque burden in carotid ultrasound: A screening tool for cardiovascular/stroke risk assessment.
Biswas M, Saba L, Chakrabartty S, Khanna NN, Song H, Suri HS, Sfikakis PP, Mavrogeni S, Viskovic K, Laird JR, Cuadrado-Godia E, Nicolaides A, Sharma A, Viswanathan V, Protogerou A, Kitas G, Pareek G, Miner M, Suri JS.
Comput Biol Med. 2020 Aug;123:103847. doi: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2020.103847. Epub 2020 Jun 17.
PMID: 32768040
Does the Carotid Bulb Offer a Better 10-Year CVD/Stroke Risk Assessment Compared to the Common Carotid Artery? A 1516 Ultrasound Scan Study.
Viswanathan V, Jamthikar AD, Gupta D, Puvvula A, Khanna NN, Saba L, Viskovic K, Mavrogeni S, Laird JR, Pareek G, Miner M, Sfikakis PP, Protogerou A, Sharma A, Kancharana P, Misra DP, Agarwal V, Kitas GD, Nicolaides A, Suri JS.
Angiology. 2020 Nov;71(10):920-933. doi: 10.1177/0003319720941730. Epub 2020 Jul 22.
PMID: 32696658
Diurnal patterns of sedentary time in rheumatoid arthritis: associations with cardiovascular disease risk.
Fenton SAM, Ntoumanis N, Duda JL, Metsios GS, Rouse PC, Yu CA, Kitas GD, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJCS.
RMD Open. 2020 Jul;6(2):e001216. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2020-001216.
PMID: 32669453 Free PMC article.
Current understanding and future perspectives of brain-heart-kidney axis in psoriatic arthritis.
Markousis-Mavrogenis G, Nurmohamed MT, Koutsogeorgopoulou L, Dimitroulas T, Katsifis G, Vartela V, Mitsikostas D, Kolovou G, Tektonidou M, Voulgari P, Sfikakis PP, Kitas GD, Mavrogeni SI.
Rheumatol Int. 2020 Sep;40(9):1361-1368. doi: 10.1007/s00296-020-04633-1. Epub 2020 Jun 27.
PMID: 32594220 Review.
Is There a Brain/Heart Interaction in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Seronegative Spondyloartropathies? A Combined Brain/Heart Magnetic Resonance Imaging Reveals the Answer.
Markousis-Mavrogenis G, Koutsogeorgopoulou L, Dimitroulas T, Katsifis G, Vartela V, Mitsikostas D, Kolovou G, Voulgari P, Sfikakis PP, Kitas GD, Mavrogeni SI.
Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2020 Jun 19;22(8):39. doi: 10.1007/s11926-020-00922-7.
PMID: 32562092 Review.
Measurement of sedentary time and physical activity in rheumatoid arthritis: an ActiGraph and activPAL™ validation study.
O'Brien CM, Duda JL, Kitas GD, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJCS, Metsios GS, Fenton SAM.
Rheumatol Int. 2020 Sep;40(9):1509-1518. doi: 10.1007/s00296-020-04608-2. Epub 2020 May 29.
PMID: 32472303 Free PMC article.
Implementation of Physical Activity into routine Clinical pracTice in Rheumatic Musculoskeletal Disease: The IMPACT-RMD study protocol and rationale.
Metsios GS, Fenton SA, Moe HR, van der Esch M, van Zanten JV, Koutedakis Y, Vitalis P, Kennedy N, Brodin NC, Tzika A, Boström C, Swinnen TW, Jester R, Schneider KN, Nikiphorou E, Fragoulis GE, Vlieland TPMV, Van den Ende C, Kitas GD; IMPACT-RMD Consortium..
Mediterr J Rheumatol. 2020 Mar 31;30(4):231-236. doi: 10.31138/mjr.30.4.231. eCollection 2019 Dec.
PMID: 32467876 Free PMC article.
The Doubled-Edged Sword of T1-Mapping in Systemic Sclerosis-A Comparison with Infectious Myocarditis Using Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance.
Markousis-Mavrogenis G, Koutsogeorgopoulou L, Katsifis G, Dimitroulas T, Kolovou G, Kitas GD, Sfikakis PP, Mavrogeni SI.
Diagnostics (Basel). 2020 May 24;10(5):335. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics10050335.
PMID: 32456347 Free PMC article.
Pharmacological management of cardiovascular risk in chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases.
Panoulas V, Kitas GD.
Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol. 2020 Jun;13(6):605-613. doi: 10.1080/17512433.2020.1766964. Epub 2020 May 22.
PMID: 32441166 Review.
Theory-informed interventions to promote physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour in rheumatoid arthritis: a critical review of the literature.
Fenton SAM, Duda JL, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJCS, Metsios GS, Kitas GD.
Mediterr J Rheumatol. 2020 Mar 31;31(1):19-41. doi: 10.31138/mjr.31.1.19. eCollection 2020 Mar.
PMID: 32411931 Free PMC article. Review.
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Prediction of cardiovascular events in rheumatoid arthritis using risk age calculations: evaluation of concordance across risk age models.
Wibetoe G, Sexton J, Ikdahl E, Rollefstad S, Kitas GD, van Riel P, Gabriel S, Kvien TK, Douglas K, Sandoo A, Arts EE, Wållberg-Jonsson S, Dahlqvist SR, Karpouzas G, Dessein PH, Tsang L, El-Gabalawy H, Hitchon CA, Pascual-Ramos V, Contreas-Yañes I, Sfikakis PP, González-Gay MA, Colunga-Pedraz IJ, Galarza-Delgado DA, Azpiri-Lopez JR, Crowson CS, Semb AG.
Arthritis Res Ther. 2020 Apr 23;22(1):90. doi: 10.1186/s13075-020-02178-z.
PMID: 32326974 Free PMC article.
Exercise and inflammation.
Metsios GS, Moe RH, Kitas GD.
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2020 Apr;34(2):101504. doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2020.101504. Epub 2020 Apr 2.
PMID: 32249021 Review.
Integration of estimated glomerular filtration rate biomarker in image-based cardiovascular disease/stroke risk calculator: a south Asian-Indian diabetes cohort with moderate chronic kidney disease.
Viswanathan V, Jamthikar AD, Gupta D, Puvvula A, Khanna NN, Saba L, Viskovic K, Mavrogeni S, Turk M, Laird JR, Pareek G, Miner M, Ajuluchukwu J, Sfikakis PP, Protogerou A, Kitas GD, Nicolaides A, Sharma A, Suri JS.
Int Angiol. 2020 Aug;39(4):290-306. doi: 10.23736/S0392-9590.20.04338-2. Epub 2020 Mar 26.
PMID: 32214072
Testing a self-determination theory-based process model of physical activity behavior change in rheumatoid arthritis: results of a randomized controlled trial.
Fenton SAM, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJ, Metsios GS, Rouse PC, Yu CA, Ntoumanis N, Kitas GD, Duda JL.
Transl Behav Med. 2021 Mar 16;11(2):369-380. doi: 10.1093/tbm/ibaa022.
PMID: 32203571 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
Objective measurement of sedentary time and physical activity in people with rheumatoid arthritis: protocol for an accelerometer and activPALTM validation study.
O'Brien CM, Duda JL, Kitas GD, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJCS, Metsios GS, Fenton SAM.
Mediterr J Rheumatol. 2019 Jun 29;30(2):125-134. doi: 10.31138/mjr.30.2.125. eCollection 2019 Jun.
PMID: 32185353 Free PMC article.
Morphological Carotid Plaque Area Is Associated With Glomerular Filtration Rate: A Study of South Asian Indian Patients With Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease.
Puvvula A, Jamthikar AD, Gupta D, Khanna NN, Porcu M, Saba L, Viskovic K, Ajuluchukwu JNA, Gupta A, Mavrogeni S, Turk M, Laird JR, Pareek G, Miner M, Sfikakis PP, Protogerou A, Kitas GD, Nicolaides A, Viswanathan V, Suri JS.
Angiology. 2020 Jul;71(6):520-535. doi: 10.1177/0003319720910660. Epub 2020 Mar 17.
PMID: 32180436
Low-cost preventive screening using carotid ultrasound in patients with diabetes.
Viswanathan V, Jamthikar AD, Gupta D, Shanu N, Puvvula A, Khanna NN, Saba L, Omerzum T, Viskovic K, Mavrogeni S, Turk M, Laird JR, Pareek G, Miner M, Sfikakis PP, Protogerou A, Kitas GD, S C, Joshi S, Fiscian H, Folson AA, Wu DH, Ruzsa Z, Nicolaides A, Sharma A, Bhatt DL, Suri JS.
Front Biosci (Landmark Ed). 2020 Mar 1;25(6):1132-1171. doi: 10.2741/4850.
PMID: 32114427 Review.
Strategies for implementation of guideline recommended cardiovascular risk management for patients with rheumatoid arthritis: results from a questionnaire survey of expert rheumatology centers.
Weijers JM, Semb AG, Rollefstad S, Kitas GD, van Riel PLCM; ATrans-Atlantic Cardiovascular Consortium for Rheumatoid Arthritis (ATACC-RA).
Rheumatol Int. 2020 Apr;40(4):523-527. doi: 10.1007/s00296-020-04533-4. Epub 2020 Feb 22.
PMID: 32088752
Combined Brain-Heart Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease Patients with Cardiac Symptoms: Hypothesis Generating Insights from a Cross-sectional Study.
Markousis-Mavrogenis G, Mitsikostas DD, Koutsogeorgopoulou L, Dimitroulas T, Katsifis G, Argyriou P, Apostolou D, Velitsista S, Vartela V, Manolopoulou D, Tektonidou MG, Kolovou G, Kitas GD, Sfikakis PP, Mavrogeni SI.
J Clin Med. 2020 Feb 6;9(2):447. doi: 10.3390/jcm9020447.
PMID: 32041234 Free PMC article.
Cardiovascular Disease in the Systemic Vasculitides.
Soulaidopoulos S, Madenidou AV, Daoussis D, Melissaropoulos K, Mavrogeni S, Kitas G, Dimitroulas T.
Curr Vasc Pharmacol. 2020;18(5):463-472. doi: 10.2174/1570161118666200130093432.
PMID: 32000652 Review.
Primary Sjögren's Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease.
Melissaropoulos K, Bogdanos D, Dimitroulas T, Sakkas LI, Kitas GD, Daoussis D.
Curr Vasc Pharmacol. 2020;18(5):447-454. doi: 10.2174/1570161118666200129125320.
PMID: 31995009 Review.
Should patients with rheumatic diseases take pain medication in order to engage in exercise?
Metsios GS, Kitas GD.
Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2020 Mar;16(3):235-237. doi: 10.1080/1744666X.2020.1714438. Epub 2020 Jan 28.
PMID: 31928254 No abstract available.
Progression of Subclinical Vascular Damage in People Living With HIV Is Not Predicted by Current Cardiovascular Risk Scores: A Prospective 3-Year Study.
Kapelios CJ, Argyris AA, Protogerou AD, Katsarolis I, Arida A, Papadopoulou M, Ntaroutsou E, Kitas G, Sfikakis PP, Psichogiou M.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2020 Apr 15;83(5):504-512. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002286.
PMID: 31923089
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Identifies High-Risk Systemic Sclerosis Patients with Normal Echocardiograms and Provides Incremental Prognostic Value.
Markousis-Mavrogenis G, Bournia VK, Panopoulos S, Koutsogeorgopoulou L, Kanoupakis G, Apostolou D, Katsifis G, Polychroniadis M, Dimitroulas T, Kolovou G, Kitas GD, Mavrogeni SI, Sfikakis PP.
Diagnostics (Basel). 2019 Dec 11;9(4):220. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics9040220.
PMID: 31835765 Free PMC article.
Arrhythmogenic Inflammatory Cardiomyopathy in Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases: A Challenge for Cardio-Rheumatology.
Mavrogeni SI, Markousis-Mavrogenis G, Aggeli C, Tousoulis D, Kitas GD, Kolovou G, Iliodromitis EK, Sfikakis PP.
Diagnostics (Basel). 2019 Dec 10;9(4):217. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics9040217.
PMID: 31835542 Free PMC article. Review.
The effects of exercise on cardiovascular disease risk factors and cardiovascular physiology in rheumatoid arthritis.
Metsios GS, Moe RH, van der Esch M, van Zanten JJCSV, Fenton SAM, Koutedakis Y, Vitalis P, Kennedy N, Brodin N, Bostrom C, Swinnen TW, Tzika K, Niedermann K, Nikiphorou E, Fragoulis GE, Vlieland TPVM, Van den Ende CHM, Kitas GD; IMPACT-RMD Consortium.
Rheumatol Int. 2020 Mar;40(3):347-357. doi: 10.1007/s00296-019-04483-6. Epub 2019 Dec 4.
PMID: 31802210 Review.
Smoking cessation is associated with lower disease activity and predicts cardiovascular risk reduction in rheumatoid arthritis patients.
Roelsgaard IK, Ikdahl E, Rollefstad S, Wibetoe G, Esbensen BA, Kitas GD, van Riel P, Gabriel S, Kvien TK, Douglas K, Wållberg-Jonsson S, Rantapää Dahlqvist S, Karpouzas G, Dessein PH, Tsang L, El-Gabalawy H, Hitchon CA, Pascual-Ramos V, Contreras-Yáñez I, Sfikakis PP, González-Gay MA, Crowson CS, Semb AG.
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2020 Aug 1;59(8):1997-2004. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kez557.
PMID: 31782789 Free PMC article.
Global perspective on carotid intima-media thickness and plaque: should the current measurement guidelines be revisited?
Saba L, Jamthikar A, Gupta D, Khanna NN, Viskovic K, Suri HS, Gupta A, Mavrogeni S, Turk M, Laird JR, Pareek G, Miner M, Sfikakis PP, Protogerou A, Kitas GD, Viswanathan V, Nicolaides A, Bhatt DL, Suri JS.
Int Angiol. 2019 Dec;38(6):451-465. doi: 10.23736/S0392-9590.19.04267-6. Epub 2019 Nov 25.
PMID: 31782286 Review.
Arterial stiffness correlates with progressive nailfold capillary microscopic changes in systemic sclerosis: results from a cross-sectional study.
Soulaidopoulos S, Pagkopoulou E, Katsiki N, Triantafyllidou E, Karagiannis A, Garyfallos A, Kitas GD, Dimitroulas T.
Arthritis Res Ther. 2019 Nov 27;21(1):253. doi: 10.1186/s13075-019-2051-3.
PMID: 31775852 Free PMC article.
A low-cost machine learning-based cardiovascular/stroke risk assessment system: integration of conventional factors with image phenotypes.
Jamthikar A, Gupta D, Khanna NN, Saba L, Araki T, Viskovic K, Suri HS, Gupta A, Mavrogeni S, Turk M, Laird JR, Pareek G, Miner M, Sfikakis PP, Protogerou A, Kitas GD, Viswanathan V, Nicolaides A, Bhatt DL, Suri JS.
Cardiovasc Diagn Ther. 2019 Oct;9(5):420-430. doi: 10.21037/cdt.2019.09.03.
PMID: 31737514 Free PMC article.
Replication of Newly Identified Genetic Associations Between Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and SMYD2, LINC00540, PCIF1/MMP9/ZNF335, and ERG.
Tang W, Saratzis A, Pattee J, Smith J, Pankratz N, Leavy OC, Guan W, Dudbridge F, Pankow JS, Kitas GD, Lutsey PL, Bown MJ.
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2020 Jan;59(1):92-97. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2019.02.017. Epub 2019 Nov 1.
PMID: 31680049 Free PMC article.
CMR feature tracking in cardiac asymptomatic systemic sclerosis: Clinical implications.
Bratis K, Lindholm A, Hesselstrand R, Arheden H, Karabela G, Stavropoulos E, Katsifis G, Kolovou G, Kitas GD, Sfikakis PP, Koutsogeorgopoulou L, Mavrogeni S, Ostenfeld E.
PLoS One. 2019 Aug 21;14(8):e0221021. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221021. eCollection 2019.
PMID: 31433819 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
Response to: "Influence of changes in cholesterol levels and disease activity on the 10-year cardiovascular risk estimated with different algorithms in rheumatoid arthritis patients" by Fornaro et al.
Agca R, Heslinga SC, Rollefstad S, Heslinga S, Södergren A, Semb AG, Kitas GD, Sattar N, Nurmohamed MT; EULAR task force “EULAR recommendations for cardiovascular disease risk management in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other forms of inflammatory joint disorders: 2015/2016 update”.
Ann Rheum Dis. 2020 Sep;79(9):e105. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-215748. Epub 2019 Aug 14.
PMID: 31413003 No abstract available.
Combined Brain/Heart Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
Mavrogeni S, Koutsogeorgopoulou L, Dimitroulas T, Markousis-Mavrogenis G, Boki K, Katsifis G, Vartela V, Kallenberg CG, Kolovou G, Kitas G.
Curr Cardiol Rev. 2020;16(3):178-186. doi: 10.2174/1573403X15666190801122105.
PMID: 31368877 Free PMC article. Review.
Comorbidity burden in systemic sclerosis: beyond disease-specific complications.
Pagkopoulou E, Arvanitaki A, Daoussis D, Garyfallos A, Kitas G, Dimitroulas T.
Rheumatol Int. 2019 Sep;39(9):1507-1517. doi: 10.1007/s00296-019-04371-z. Epub 2019 Jul 12.
PMID: 31300848 Review.
Physical activity, exercise and rheumatoid arthritis: Effectiveness, mechanisms and implementation.
Metsios GS, Kitas GD.
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2018 Oct;32(5):669-682. doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2019.03.013. Epub 2019 Apr 17.
PMID: 31203925 Review.
Genetic regulation of dimethylarginines and endothelial dysfunction in rheumatoid arthritis.
Dimitroulas T, Kitas GD.
Amino Acids. 2019 Jul;51(7):983-990. doi: 10.1007/s00726-019-02740-3. Epub 2019 May 6.
PMID: 31062169 Review.
A Special Report on Changing Trends in Preventive Stroke/Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Via B-Mode Ultrasonography.
Jamthikar A, Gupta D, Khanna NN, Araki T, Saba L, Nicolaides A, Sharma A, Omerzu T, Suri HS, Gupta A, Mavrogeni S, Turk M, Laird JR, Protogerou A, Sfikakis PP, Kitas GD, Viswanathan V, Pareek G, Miner M, Suri JS.
Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2019 May 1;21(7):25. doi: 10.1007/s11883-019-0788-4.
PMID: 31041615 Review.
Ranking of stroke and cardiovascular risk factors for an optimal risk calculator design: Logistic regression approach.
Cuadrado-Godia E, Jamthikar AD, Gupta D, Khanna NN, Araki T, Maniruzzaman M, Saba L, Nicolaides A, Sharma A, Omerzu T, Suri HS, Gupta A, Mavrogeni S, Turk M, Laird JR, Protogerou A, Sfikakis P, Kitas GD, Viswanathan V, Suri JS.
Comput Biol Med. 2019 May;108:182-195. doi: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2019.03.020. Epub 2019 Mar 25.
PMID: 31005010
The present and future of deep learning in radiology.
Saba L, Biswas M, Kuppili V, Cuadrado Godia E, Suri HS, Edla DR, Omerzu T, Laird JR, Khanna NN, Mavrogeni S, Protogerou A, Sfikakis PP, Viswanathan V, Kitas GD, Nicolaides A, Gupta A, Suri JS.
Eur J Radiol. 2019 May;114:14-24. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2019.02.038. Epub 2019 Mar 2.
PMID: 31005165 Review.
Effect of carotid image-based phenotypes on cardiovascular risk calculator: AECRS1.0.
Khanna NN, Jamthikar AD, Gupta D, Araki T, Piga M, Saba L, Carcassi C, Nicolaides A, Laird JR, Suri HS, Gupta A, Mavrogeni S, Protogerou A, Sfikakis P, Kitas GD, Suri JS.
Med Biol Eng Comput. 2019 Jul;57(7):1553-1566. doi: 10.1007/s11517-019-01975-2. Epub 2019 Apr 15.
PMID: 30989577
A Multicenter, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Atorvastatin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Kitas GD, Nightingale P, Armitage J, Sattar N, Belch JJF, Symmons DPM; TRACE RA Consortium.
Arthritis Rheumatol. 2019 Sep;71(9):1437-1449. doi: 10.1002/art.40892. Epub 2019 Jul 22.
PMID: 30983166 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
The Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio as an Inflammatory Marker in Rheumatic Diseases.
Gasparyan AY, Ayvazyan L, Mukanova U, Yessirkepov M, Kitas GD.
Ann Lab Med. 2019 Jul;39(4):345-357. doi: 10.3343/alm.2019.39.4.345.
PMID: 30809980 Free PMC article. Review.
Could IL-6 inhibition prevent exercise-induced fat loss in RA?
Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Kitas GD.
Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2019 Apr;15(4):192-194. doi: 10.1038/s41584-019-0189-7.
PMID: 30792542 No abstract available.
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Atherosclerosis Imaging and Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Using Machine and Deep Learning-Based Tissue Characterization.
Khanna NN, Jamthikar AD, Gupta D, Piga M, Saba L, Carcassi C, Giannopoulos AA, Nicolaides A, Laird JR, Suri HS, Mavrogeni S, Protogerou AD, Sfikakis P, Kitas GD, Suri JS.
Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2019 Jan 25;21(2):7. doi: 10.1007/s11883-019-0766-x.
PMID: 30684090 Review.
Systematic review of the predictors of statin adherence for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.
Hope HF, Binkley GM, Fenton S, Kitas GD, Verstappen SMM, Symmons DPM.
PLoS One. 2019 Jan 17;14(1):e0201196. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201196. eCollection 2019.
PMID: 30653535 Free PMC article.
Performance evaluation of 10-year ultrasound image-based stroke/cardiovascular (CV) risk calculator by comparing against ten conventional CV risk calculators: A diabetic study.
Khanna NN, Jamthikar AD, Gupta D, Nicolaides A, Araki T, Saba L, Cuadrado-Godia E, Sharma A, Omerzu T, Suri HS, Gupta A, Mavrogeni S, Turk M, Laird JR, Protogerou A, Sfikakis PP, Kitas GD, Viswanathan V, Suri JS.
Comput Biol Med. 2019 Feb;105:125-143. doi: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2019.01.002. Epub 2019 Jan 8.
PMID: 30641308 Clinical Trial.
Nonlinear model for the carotid artery disease 10-year risk prediction by fusing conventional cardiovascular factors to carotid ultrasound image phenotypes: A Japanese diabetes cohort study.
Khanna NN, Jamthikar AD, Araki T, Gupta D, Piga M, Saba L, Carcassi C, Nicolaides A, Laird JR, Suri HS, Gupta A, Mavrogeni S, Kitas GD, Suri JS.
Echocardiography. 2019 Feb;36(2):345-361. doi: 10.1111/echo.14242. Epub 2019 Jan 9.
PMID: 30623485
Comparison of the effects of exercise and anti-TNF treatment on cardiovascular health in rheumatoid arthritis: results from two controlled trials.
Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJCS, Sandoo A, Metsios GS, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Ntoumanis N, Kitas GD.
Rheumatol Int. 2019 Feb;39(2):219-225. doi: 10.1007/s00296-018-4183-1. Epub 2018 Nov 12.
PMID: 30421104
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance in the diagnosis and management of cardiac and vascular involvement in the systemic vasculitides.
Mavrogeni SI, Dimitroulas T, Kitas GD.
Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2019 Jan;31(1):16-24. doi: 10.1097/BOR.0000000000000560.
PMID: 30407225 Review.
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging pattern in patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases and ventricular tachycardia with preserved ejection fraction.
Mavrogeni SI, Sfikakis PP, Markousis-Mavrogenis G, Bournia VK, Poulos G, Koutsogeorgopoulou L, Karabela G, Stavropoulos E, Katsifis G, Boki K, Vartela V, Kolovou G, Theodorakis G, Kitas GD.
Int J Cardiol. 2019 Jun 1;284:105-109. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.10.067. Epub 2018 Oct 25.
PMID: 30404725
Prevalence, Incidence, and Contributors of Subclinical Atheromatosis, Arteriosclerosis, and Arterial Hypertrophy in HIV-Infected Individuals: A Single-Center, 3-Year Prospective Study.
Psichogiou M, Kapelios CJ, Konstantonis G, Argyris A, Nasothimiou E, Papadopoulou M, Kitas G, Papaioannou TG, Daikos GL, Sfikakis PP, Protogerou AD.
Angiology. 2019 May;70(5):448-457. doi: 10.1177/0003319718801093. Epub 2018 Sep 20.
PMID: 30235944
Morphologic TPA (mTPA) and composite risk score for moderate carotid atherosclerotic plaque is strongly associated with HbA1c in diabetes cohort.
Cuadrado-Godia E, Maniruzzaman M, Araki T, Puvvula A, Jahanur Rahman M, Saba L, Suri HS, Gupta A, Banchhor SK, Teji JS, Omerzu T, Khanna NN, Laird JR, Nicolaides A, Mavrogeni S, Kitas GD, Suri JS; Fellow AIMBE.
Comput Biol Med. 2018 Oct 1;101:128-145. doi: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2018.08.008. Epub 2018 Aug 8.
PMID: 30138774
Acute hydrocortisone administration reduces cardiovagal baroreflex sensitivity and heart rate variability in young men.
Adlan AM, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJCS, Lip GYH, Paton JFR, Kitas GD, Fisher JP.
J Physiol. 2018 Oct;596(20):4847-4861. doi: 10.1113/JP276644. Epub 2018 Sep 12.
PMID: 30129666 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
Echolucency-based phenotype in carotid atherosclerosis disease for risk stratification of diabetes patients.
Kotsis V, Jamthikar AD, Araki T, Gupta D, Laird JR, Giannopoulos AA, Saba L, Suri HS, Mavrogeni S, Kitas GD, Viskovic K, Khanna NN, Gupta A, Nicolaides A, Suri JS.
Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2018 Sep;143:322-331. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2018.07.028. Epub 2018 Jul 27.
PMID: 30059757
Prospects of using cardiovascular magnetic resonance in the identification of arrhythmogenic substrate in autoimmune rheumatic diseases.
Mavrogeni SI, Sfikakis PP, Dimitroulas T, Koutsogeorgopoulou L, Markousis-Mavrogenis G, Poulos G, Kolovou G, Theodorakis G, Kitas GD.
Rheumatol Int. 2018 Sep;38(9):1615-1621. doi: 10.1007/s00296-018-4110-5. Epub 2018 Jul 24.
PMID: 30043238 Review.
Systemic Inflammatory Response and Atherosclerosis: The Paradigm of Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases.
Arida A, Protogerou AD, Kitas GD, Sfikakis PP.
Int J Mol Sci. 2018 Jun 27;19(7):1890. doi: 10.3390/ijms19071890.
PMID: 29954107 Free PMC article. Review.
Correlates of sedentary behaviour and light physical activity in people living with rheumatoid arthritis: protocol for a longitudinal study.
O'Brien CM, Duda JL, Kitas GD, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJCS, Metsios GS, Fenton SAM.
Mediterr J Rheumatol. 2018 Jun 29;29(2):106-117. doi: 10.31138/mjr.29.2.106. eCollection 2018 Jun.
PMID: 32185311 Free PMC article.
Novel insights into the role of inflammasomes in autoimmune and metabolic rheumatic diseases.
Deuteraiou K, Kitas G, Garyfallos A, Dimitroulas T.
Rheumatol Int. 2018 Aug;38(8):1345-1354. doi: 10.1007/s00296-018-4074-5. Epub 2018 Jun 4.
PMID: 29869008 Review.
Does the intensity of daily walking matter for protecting against the development of a slow gait speed in people with or at high risk of knee osteoarthritis? An observational study.
Fenton SAM, Neogi T, Dunlop D, Nevitt M, Doherty M, Duda JL, Klocke R, Abhishek A, Rushton A, Zhang W, Lewis CE, Torner J, Kitas G, White DK; Multicenter Osteoarthritis Group.
Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2018 Sep;26(9):1181-1189. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2018.04.015. Epub 2018 May 2.
PMID: 29729332 Free PMC article.
Combined brain and heart magnetic resonance imaging in systemic vasculitides: fiction or real need?
Mavrogeni S, Kitas GD, Lamb HJ, Psychogios K, Dimitroulas T, Koutsogeorgopoulou L, Boki K, Vartela V, Kolovou G, Markousis-Mavrogenis G, Kallenberg CG, Guillevin L, Vassilopoulos D.
Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2018 Mar-Apr;36 Suppl 111(2):152-159. Epub 2018 Apr 10.
PMID: 29652661 Review.
Can cardiovascular magnetic resonance prompt early cardiovascular/rheumatic treatment in autoimmune rheumatic diseases? Current practice and future perspectives.
Mavrogeni SI, Sfikakis PP, Dimitroulas T, Koutsogeorgopoulou L, Katsifis G, Markousis-Mavrogenis G, Kolovou G, Kitas GD.
Rheumatol Int. 2018 Jun;38(6):949-958. doi: 10.1007/s00296-018-4004-6. Epub 2018 Mar 7.
PMID: 29516170 Review.
The Role of Statins in Disease Modification and Cardiovascular Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Soulaidopoulos S, Nikiphorou E, Dimitroulas T, Kitas GD.
Front Med (Lausanne). 2018 Feb 8;5:24. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2018.00024. eCollection 2018.
PMID: 29473041 Free PMC article. Review.
Sitting time is negatively related to microvascular endothelium-dependent function in rheumatoid arthritis.
Fenton SAM, Sandoo A, Metsios GS, Duda JL, Kitas GD, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJCS.
Microvasc Res. 2018 May;117:57-60. doi: 10.1016/j.mvr.2018.01.005. Epub 2018 Feb 21.
PMID: 29355580
Cardiac Tissue Characterization and Imaging in Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases.
Mavrogeni SI, Sfikakis PP, Koutsogeorgopoulou L, Markousis-Mavrogenis G, Dimitroulas T, Kolovou G, Kitas GD.
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2017 Nov;10(11):1387-1396. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2017.08.017.
PMID: 29122140 Review.
Cardiovascular autonomic regulation, inflammation and pain in rheumatoid arthritis.
Adlan AM, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJCS, Lip GYH, Paton JFR, Kitas GD, Fisher JP.
Auton Neurosci. 2017 Dec;208:137-145. doi: 10.1016/j.autneu.2017.09.003. Epub 2017 Sep 13.
PMID: 28927867 Free PMC article.
Impact of risk factors associated with cardiovascular outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Crowson CS, Rollefstad S, Ikdahl E, Kitas GD, van Riel PLCM, Gabriel SE, Matteson EL, Kvien TK, Douglas K, Sandoo A, Arts E, Wållberg-Jonsson S, Innala L, Karpouzas G, Dessein PH, Tsang L, El-Gabalawy H, Hitchon C, Ramos VP, Yáñez IC, Sfikakis PP, Zampeli E, Gonzalez-Gay MA, Corrales A, Laar MV, Vonkeman HE, Meek I, Semb AG; A Trans-Atlantic Cardiovascular Consortium for Rheumatoid Arthritis (ATACC-RA).
Ann Rheum Dis. 2018 Jan;77(1):48-54. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-211735. Epub 2017 Sep 6.
PMID: 28877868 Free PMC article.
Sudden cardiac death in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Masoud S, Lim PB, Kitas GD, Panoulas V.
World J Cardiol. 2017 Jul 26;9(7):562-573. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v9.i7.562.
PMID: 28824786 Free PMC article. Review.
The effects of a home-based physical activity intervention on cardiorespiratory fitness in breast cancer survivors; a randomised controlled trial.
Lahart IM, Carmichael AR, Nevill AM, Kitas GD, Metsios GS.
J Sports Sci. 2018 May;36(10):1077-1086. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2017.1356025. Epub 2017 Jul 26.
PMID: 28745131 Clinical Trial.
The role of nailfold capillaroscopy in the assessment of internal organ involvement in systemic sclerosis: A critical review.
Soulaidopoulos S, Triantafyllidou E, Garyfallos A, Kitas GD, Dimitroulas T.
Autoimmun Rev. 2017 Aug;16(8):787-795. doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2017.05.019. Epub 2017 May 30.
PMID: 28576600 Review.
Sedentary behaviour in rheumatoid arthritis: definition, measurement and implications for health.
Fenton SAM, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJCS, Duda JL, Metsios GS, Kitas GD.
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2018 Feb 1;57(2):213-226. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kex053.
PMID: 28398519 Review.
Correction: Challenges of developing a cardiovascular risk calculator for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Crowson CS, Rollefstad S, Kitas GD, van Riel PL, Gabriel SE, Semb AG; A Trans-Atlantic Cardiovascular Risk Consortium for Rheumatoid Arthritis (ATACC-RA).
PLoS One. 2017 Apr 7;12(4):e0175605. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175605. eCollection 2017.
PMID: 28388688 Free PMC article.
Genetic variations in the alanine-glyoxylate aminotransferase 2 (AGXT2) gene and dimethylarginines levels in rheumatoid arthritis.
Dimitroulas T, Hodson J, Panoulas VF, Sandoo A, Smith J, Kitas G.
Amino Acids. 2017 Jun;49(6):1133-1141. doi: 10.1007/s00726-017-2413-6. Epub 2017 Mar 29.
PMID: 28357606 Clinical Trial.
Sedentary behaviour is associated with increased long-term cardiovascular risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis independently of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.
Fenton SAM, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJCS, Kitas GD, Duda JL, Rouse PC, Yu CA, Metsios GS.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2017 Mar 29;18(1):131. doi: 10.1186/s12891-017-1473-9.
PMID: 28356089 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
Rheumatoid arthritis-specific cardiovascular risk scores are not superior to general risk scores: a validation analysis of patients from seven countries.
Crowson CS, Gabriel SE, Semb AG, van Riel PLCM, Karpouzas G, Dessein PH, Hitchon C, Pascual-Ramos V, Kitas GD; Trans-Atlantic Cardiovascular Consortium for Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2017 Jul 1;56(7):1102-1110. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kex038.
PMID: 28339992 Free PMC article.
Challenges of developing a cardiovascular risk calculator for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Crowson CS, Rollefstad S, Kitas GD, van Riel PL, Gabriel SE, Semb AG; A Trans-Atlantic Cardiovascular Risk Consortium for Rheumatoid Arthritis (ATACC-RA).
PLoS One. 2017 Mar 23;12(3):e0174656. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174656. eCollection 2017.
PMID: 28334012 Free PMC article.
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging pattern at the time of diagnosis of treatment naïve patients with connective tissue diseases.
Mavrogeni S, Markousis-Mavrogenis G, Koutsogeorgopoulou L, Dimitroulas T, Bratis K, Kitas GD, Sfikakis P, Tektonidou M, Karabela G, Stavropoulos E, Katsifis G, Boki KA, Kitsiou A, Filaditaki V, Gialafos E, Plastiras S, Vartela V, Kolovou G.
Int J Cardiol. 2017 Jun 1;236:151-156. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.01.104. Epub 2017 Feb 1.
PMID: 28185705
Endothelial injury in rheumatoid arthritis: a crosstalk between dimethylarginines and systemic inflammation.
Dimitroulas T, Hodson J, Sandoo A, Smith J, Kitas GD.
Arthritis Res Ther. 2017 Feb 10;19(1):32. doi: 10.1186/s13075-017-1232-1.
PMID: 28183353 Free PMC article.
Atherosclerosis is not accelerated in rheumatoid arthritis of low activity or remission, regardless of antirheumatic treatment modalities.
Arida A, Protogerou AD, Konstantonis G, Fragiadaki K, Kitas GD, Sfikakis PP.
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2017 Jun 1;56(6):934-939. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kew506.
PMID: 28160488
Relationship between exposure to tumour necrosis factor inhibitor therapy and incidence and severity of myocardial infarction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Low AS, Symmons DP, Lunt M, Mercer LK, Gale CP, Watson KD, Dixon WG, Hyrich KL; British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register for Rheumatoid Arthritis (BSRBR-RA) and the BSRBR Control Centre Consortium.
Ann Rheum Dis. 2017 Apr;76(4):654-660. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-209784. Epub 2017 Jan 10.
PMID: 28073800 Free PMC article.
A different perspective: Inflammatory rheumatic diseases and other organs.
Kitas GD, van Riel PL.
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2016 Oct;30(5):787-788. doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2016.10.014. Epub 2016 Nov 22.
PMID: 27964788 No abstract available.
Cardiac involvement in ankylosing spondylitis. Can new magnetic resonance indices interpret cardiac pathophysiology beyond echocardiography?
Mavrogeni S, Kolovou G, Kitas G.
Heart. 2017 May;103(10):736-737. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2016-310839. Epub 2016 Dec 1.
PMID: 27934631 No abstract available.
Rheumatoid arthritis: Sedentary behaviour in RA - a new research agenda.
Fenton SA, Kitas GD.
Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2016 Dec;12(12):698-700. doi: 10.1038/nrrheum.2016.179. Epub 2016 Nov 4.
PMID: 27811913 No abstract available.
Increased sympathetic nerve activity and reduced cardiac baroreflex sensitivity in rheumatoid arthritis.
Adlan AM, Paton JF, Lip GY, Kitas GD, Fisher JP.
J Physiol. 2017 Feb 1;595(3):967-981. doi: 10.1113/JP272944. Epub 2016 Oct 24.
PMID: 27561790 Free PMC article.
EULAR recommendations for cardiovascular disease risk management in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other forms of inflammatory joint disorders: 2015/2016 update.
Agca R, Heslinga SC, Rollefstad S, Heslinga M, McInnes IB, Peters MJ, Kvien TK, Dougados M, Radner H, Atzeni F, Primdahl J, Södergren A, Wallberg Jonsson S, van Rompay J, Zabalan C, Pedersen TR, Jacobsson L, de Vlam K, Gonzalez-Gay MA, Semb AG, Kitas GD, Smulders YM, Szekanecz Z, Sattar N, Symmons DP, Nurmohamed MT.
Ann Rheum Dis. 2017 Jan;76(1):17-28. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-209775. Epub 2016 Oct 3.
PMID: 27697765 Review.
Impact of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on cardiovascular risk: Is it the same in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis?
Bournia VK, Kitas G, Protogerou AD, Sfikakis PP.
Mod Rheumatol. 2017 Jul;27(4):559-569. doi: 10.1080/14397595.2016.1232332. Epub 2016 Sep 23.
PMID: 27659504 Review.
A critical view on cardiovascular risk in systemic sclerosis.
Psarras A, Soulaidopoulos S, Garyfallos A, Kitas G, Dimitroulas T.
Rheumatol Int. 2017 Jan;37(1):85-95. doi: 10.1007/s00296-016-3530-3. Epub 2016 Jul 12.
PMID: 27405985 Review.
Cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis: assessment, management and next steps.
Zegkos T, Kitas G, Dimitroulas T.
Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis. 2016 Jun;8(3):86-101. doi: 10.1177/1759720X16643340. Epub 2016 Apr 30.
PMID: 27247635 Free PMC article. Review.
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance in rheumatology: Current status and recommendations for use.
Mavrogeni SI, Kitas GD, Dimitroulas T, Sfikakis PP, Seo P, Gabriel S, Patel AR, Gargani L, Bombardieri S, Matucci-Cerinic M, Lombardi M, Pepe A, Aletras AH, Kolovou G, Miszalski T, van Riel P, Semb A, Gonzalez-Gay MA, Dessein P, Karpouzas G, Puntmann V, Nagel E, Bratis K, Karabela G, Stavropoulos E, Katsifis G, Koutsogeorgopoulou L, van Rossum A, Rademakers F, Pohost G, Lima JA.
Int J Cardiol. 2016 Aug 15;217:135-48. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.04.158. Epub 2016 Apr 27.
PMID: 27179903 Review.
In vivo microvascular and macrovascular endothelial function is not associated with circulating dimethylarginines in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a prospective analysis of the DRACCO cohort.
Dimitroulas T, Sandoo A, Hodson J, Smith JP, Kitas GD.
Scand J Clin Lab Invest. 2016 Jul;76(4):331-7. doi: 10.1080/00365513.2016.1177852. Epub 2016 May 11.
PMID: 27166512 Clinical Trial.
Factors associated with parasympathetic activation following exercise in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study.
Osailan A, Metsios GS, Rouse PC, Ntoumanis N, Duda JL, Kitas GD, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJ.
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2016 May 10;16:86. doi: 10.1186/s12872-016-0264-9.
PMID: 27165730 Free PMC article.
Pseudo-infarction pattern in diffuse systemic sclerosis. Evaluation using cardiovascular magnetic resonance.
Mavrogeni S, Karabela G, Koutsogeorgopoulou L, Stavropoulos E, Katsifis G, Plastiras SC, Kitas GD, Panopoulos S, Pentazos G, Tzatzaki E, Markousis-Mavrogenis G, Kolovou G, Sfikakis PP.
Int J Cardiol. 2016 Jul 1;214:465-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.03.235. Epub 2016 Apr 8.
PMID: 27096964
Platelets in rheumatoid arthritis: exploring the anti-inflammatory and antithrombotic potential of TNF inhibitors.
Gasparyan AY, Kitas GD.
Ann Rheum Dis. 2016 Aug;75(8):1426-7. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-208720. Epub 2016 Apr 4.
PMID: 27045106 No abstract available.
Is there a place for cardiovascular magnetic resonance conditional devices in systemic inflammatory diseases?
Mavrogeni SI, Poulos G, Sfikakis PP, Kitas GD, Kolovou G, Theodorakis G.
Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2016 Jun;14(6):677-82. doi: 10.1586/14779072.2016.1154458. Epub 2016 Mar 1.
PMID: 26878099 Review.
Imaging Patterns of Cardiovascular Involvement in Mixed Connective Tissue Disease Evaluated by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance.
Mavrogeni S, Sfikakis PP, Dimitroulas T, Koutsogeorgopoulou L, Karabela G, Katsifis G, Stavropoulos E, Gialafos E, Spiliotis G, Kolovou G, Kitas GD.
Inflamm Allergy Drug Targets. 2015;14(2):111-6. doi: 10.2174/1871528114666160105112758.
PMID: 26728774
Cardiac involvement in antiphospholipid syndrome: The diagnostic role of noninvasive cardiac imaging.
Mavrogeni SI, Sfikakis PP, Kitas GD, Kolovou G, Tektonidou MG.
Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2016 Apr;45(5):611-6. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2015.09.005. Epub 2015 Oct 8.
PMID: 26616201 Review.
Associations between asymmetric dimethylarginine, homocysteine, and the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T polymorphism (rs1801133) in rheumatoid arthritis.
Dimitroulas T, Sandoo A, Hodson J, Smith J, Douglas KM, Kitas GD.
Scand J Rheumatol. 2016 Jul;45(4):267-73. doi: 10.3109/03009742.2015.1086433. Epub 2015 Nov 24.
PMID: 26599798
Symmetric Dimethylarginine Is Not Associated with Cumulative Inflammatory Load or Classical Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A 6-Year Follow-Up Study.
Dimitroulas T, Hodson J, Sandoo A, Smith JP, Douglas KM, Kitas GD.
Mediators Inflamm. 2015;2015:796562. doi: 10.1155/2015/796562. Epub 2015 Oct 12.
PMID: 26543327 Free PMC article.
Subclinical Atherosclerosis Is Not Accelerated in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis with Low Disease Activity: New Data and Metaanalysis of Published Studies.
Arida A, Protogerou AD, Konstantonis G, Konsta M, Delicha EM, Kitas GD, Sfikakis PP.
J Rheumatol. 2015 Nov;42(11):2098-105. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.150316. Epub 2015 Oct 1.
PMID: 26428207 Review.
Cardiovascular comorbidity in rheumatic diseases.
Nurmohamed MT, Heslinga M, Kitas GD.
Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2015 Dec;11(12):693-704. doi: 10.1038/nrrheum.2015.112. Epub 2015 Aug 18.
PMID: 26282082 Review.
Colchicine as an anti-inflammatory and cardioprotective agent.
Gasparyan AY, Ayvazyan L, Yessirkepov M, Kitas GD.
Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol. 2015;11(11):1781-94. doi: 10.1517/17425255.2015.1076391. Epub 2015 Aug 4.
PMID: 26239119 Review.
The Additive Value of Femoral Ultrasound for Subclinical Atherosclerosis Assessment in a Single Center Cohort of 962 Adults, Including High Risk Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
Protogerou AD, Fransen J, Zampeli E, Argyris AA, Aissopou E, Arida A, Konstantonis GD, Tentolouris N, Makrilakis K, Psichogiou M, Daikos G, Kitas GD, Sfikakis PP.
PLoS One. 2015 Jul 31;10(7):e0132307. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132307. eCollection 2015.
PMID: 26230728 Free PMC article.
Perceived Barriers, Facilitators and Benefits for Regular Physical Activity and Exercise in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Review of the Literature.
Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJ, Rouse PC, Hale ED, Ntoumanis N, Metsios GS, Duda JL, Kitas GD.
Sports Med. 2015 Oct;45(10):1401-12. doi: 10.1007/s40279-015-0363-2.
PMID: 26219268 Free PMC article. Review.
Cardiorespiratory fitness levels and their association with cardiovascular profile in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study.
Metsios GS, Koutedakis Y, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJ, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Vitalis P, Duda JL, Ntoumanis N, Rouse PC, Kitas GD.
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2015 Dec;54(12):2215-20. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kev035. Epub 2015 Jul 25.
PMID: 26209790
Development of Cardiovascular Quality Indicators for Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results from an International Expert Panel Using a Novel Online Process.
Barber CE, Marshall DA, Alvarez N, Mancini GB, Lacaille D, Keeling S, Aviña-Zubieta JA, Khodyakov D, Barnabe C, Faris P, Smith A, Noormohamed R, Hazlewood G, Martin LO, Esdaile JM; Quality Indicator International Panel.
J Rheumatol. 2015 Sep;42(9):1548-55. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.141603. Epub 2015 Jul 15.
PMID: 26178275 Free PMC article.
The role of exercise in the management of rheumatoid arthritis.
Metsios GS, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Kitas GD.
Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2015;11(10):1121-30. doi: 10.1586/1744666X.2015.1067606. Epub 2015 Jul 15.
PMID: 26178249 Review.
The impact of abatacept treatment on the vasculature in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Sandoo A, Kitas GD.
Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2015 Jul-Aug;33(4):589. Epub 2015 Jun 29.
PMID: 26121184 No abstract available.
Subjective and objective levels of physical activity and their association with cardiorespiratory fitness in rheumatoid arthritis patients.
Yu CA, Rouse PC, Veldhuijzen Van Zanten JJ, Ntoumanis N, Kitas GD, Duda JL, Metsios GS.
Arthritis Res Ther. 2015 Mar 13;17(1):59. doi: 10.1186/s13075-015-0584-7.
PMID: 25885649 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
Rosuvastatin-Induced Carotid Plaque Regression in Patients With Inflammatory Joint Diseases: The Rosuvastatin in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis and Other Inflammatory Joint Diseases Study.
Rollefstad S, Ikdahl E, Hisdal J, Olsen IC, Holme I, Hammer HB, Smerud KT, Kitas GD, Pedersen TR, Kvien TK, Semb AG.
Arthritis Rheumatol. 2015 Jul;67(7):1718-28. doi: 10.1002/art.39114.
PMID: 25778850 Clinical Trial.
Symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA) serum levels in rheumatoid arthritis: correlations with insulin resistance and disease activity scores.
Dimitroulas T, Hodson J, Sandoo A, Smith J, Kitas GD.
Amino Acids. 2015 Sep;47(9):1995-2004. doi: 10.1007/s00726-015-1953-x. Epub 2015 Mar 13.
PMID: 25772817 Clinical Trial.
Rheumatoid arthritis is sufficient to cause atheromatosis but not arterial stiffness or hypertrophy in the absence of classical cardiovascular risk factors.
Arida A, Zampeli E, Konstantonis G, Fragiadaki K, Kitas GD, Protogerou AD, Sfikakis PP.
Clin Rheumatol. 2015 May;34(5):853-9. doi: 10.1007/s10067-015-2914-1. Epub 2015 Mar 11.
PMID: 25754335
A methodological approach to non-invasive assessments of vascular function and morphology.
Sandoo A, Kitas GD.
J Vis Exp. 2015 Feb 7;(96):52339. doi: 10.3791/52339.
PMID: 25741637 Free PMC article.
Prediction of cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis: performance of original and adapted SCORE algorithms.
Arts EE, Popa CD, Den Broeder AA, Donders R, Sandoo A, Toms T, Rollefstad S, Ikdahl E, Semb AG, Kitas GD, Van Riel PL, Fransen J.
Ann Rheum Dis. 2016 Apr;75(4):674-80. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-206879. Epub 2015 Feb 17.
PMID: 25691119
Why currently used diagnostic techniques for heart failure in rheumatoid arthritis are not enough: the challenge of cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging.
Mavrogeni S, Dimitroulas T, Gabriel S, Sfikakis PP, Pohost GM, Kitas GD.
Rev Cardiovasc Med. 2014;15(4):320-31. doi: 10.3909/ricm0724.
PMID: 25662926 Review.
Chemerin and cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis after interleukin 6 receptor blockade.
Makrilakis K, Fragiadaki K, Sfikakis PP, Kitas GD.
J Rheumatol. 2015 Feb;42(2):349. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.141115.
PMID: 25641970 No abstract available.
Association between corrected QT interval and inflammatory cytokines in rheumatoid arthritis.
Adlan AM, Panoulas VF, Smith JP, Fisher JP, Kitas GD.
J Rheumatol. 2015 Mar;42(3):421-8. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.140861. Epub 2015 Jan 15.
PMID: 25593223
Fostering autonomous motivation, physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness in rheumatoid arthritis: protocol and rationale for a randomised control trial.
Rouse PC, Veldhuijzen Van Zanten JJ, Metsios GS, Ntoumanis N, Yu CA, Koutedakis Y, Fenton SA, Coast J, Mistry H, Kitas GD, Duda JL.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2014 Dec 19;15:445. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-15-445.
PMID: 25524399 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
The effects of the spleen tyrosine kinase inhibitor fostamatinib on ambulatory blood pressure in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis: results of the OSKIRA-ABPM (ambulatory blood pressure monitoring) randomized trial.
Kitas GD, Abreu G, Jedrychowicz-Rosiak K, Miller JL, Nakov R, Panfilov S, Vencovsky J, Wang M, Weinblatt ME, White WB.
J Am Soc Hypertens. 2014 Nov;8(11):780-90. doi: 10.1016/j.jash.2014.08.013. Epub 2014 Sep 4.
PMID: 25455003 Clinical Trial.
Clinical queries addressed in patients with systemic autoimmune diseases. Can cardiovascular magnetic resonance give the final solution?
Mavrogeni S, Karabela G, Gialafos E, Spiliotis G, Pentazos G, Mylona M, Panopoulos S, Plastiras S, Kolovou G, Stavropoulos E, Boutsikou M, Kitas G, Sfikakis PP.
Inflamm Allergy Drug Targets. 2014;13(5):335-8. doi: 10.2174/1871528113666141121155629.
PMID: 25412817
Do non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs increase or decrease cardiovascular risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis?
Sfikakis PP, Bournia VK, Kitas G.
Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2014 Nov-Dec;32(6 Suppl 87):S-8-9. Epub 2014 Oct 20.
PMID: 25327337 No abstract available.
Serum samples that have been stored long-term (>10 years) can be used as a suitable data source for developing cardiovascular risk prediction models in large observational rheumatoid arthritis cohorts.
Arts EE, Popa CD, Smith JP, Arntz OJ, van de Loo FA, Donders R, Semb AG, Kitas GD, van Riel PL, Fransen J.
Biomed Res Int. 2014;2014:930925. doi: 10.1155/2014/930925. Epub 2014 Sep 11.
PMID: 25295280 Free PMC article.
Relationship between dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase gene variants and asymmetric dimethylarginine in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Dimitroulas T, Sandoo A, Hodson J, Smith J, Panoulas VF, Kitas GD.
Atherosclerosis. 2014 Nov;237(1):38-44. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.07.033. Epub 2014 Aug 27.
PMID: 25194333
Cumulative inflammation associates with asymmetric dimethylarginine in rheumatoid arthritis: a 6 year follow-up study.
Sandoo A, Dimitroulas T, Hodson J, Smith JP, Douglas KM, Kitas GD.
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2015 Jul;54(7):1145-52. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keu349. Epub 2014 Sep 3.
PMID: 25187642
The relationship between cardiovascular disease risk prediction scores and vascular function and morphology in rheumatoid arthritis.
Sandoo A, Chanchlani N, Hodson J, Smith JP, Douglas KM, Kitas GD.
Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2014 Nov-Dec;32(6):914-21. Epub 2014 Aug 15.
PMID: 25152090
Autonomic function and rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review.
Adlan AM, Lip GY, Paton JF, Kitas GD, Fisher JP.
Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2014 Dec;44(3):283-304. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2014.06.003. Epub 2014 Jul 22.
PMID: 25151910 Review.
Heart failure imaging patterns in systemic lupus erythematosus. Evaluation using cardiovascular magnetic resonance.
Mavrogeni S, Karabela G, Stavropoulos E, Plastiras S, Spiliotis G, Gialafos E, Kolovou G, Sfikakis PP, Kitas GD.
Int J Cardiol. 2014 Sep 20;176(2):559-61. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.016. Epub 2014 Jul 12.
PMID: 25049017 No abstract available.
Cardiovascular risk factors in women with primary Sjögren's syndrome: United Kingdom primary Sjögren's syndrome registry results.
Juarez M, Toms TE, de Pablo P, Mitchell S, Bowman S, Nightingale P, Price EJ, Griffiths B, Hunter J, Gupta M, Bombardieri M, Sutdliffe N, Pitzalis C, Pease C, Andrews J, Emery P, Regan M, Giles I, Isenberg D, Moots R, Collins KS, Ng WF, Kitas GD; UK Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome Registry.
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2014 May;66(5):757-64. doi: 10.1002/acr.22227.
PMID: 24877201 Free PMC article.
Cardiac and muscular involvement in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: noninvasive diagnostic assessment and the role of cardiovascular and skeletal magnetic resonance imaging.
Mavrogeni S, Sfikakis PP, Dimitroulas T, Kolovou G, Kitas GD.
Inflamm Allergy Drug Targets. 2014;13(3):206-16. doi: 10.2174/1871528113666140526162640.
PMID: 24863256 Review.
Three months of moderate-intensity exercise reduced plasma 3-nitrotyrosine in rheumatoid arthritis patients.
Wadley AJ, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJ, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Metsios GS, Smith JP, Kitas GD, Aldred S.
Eur J Appl Physiol. 2014;114(7):1483-92. doi: 10.1007/s00421-014-2877-y. Epub 2014 Apr 10.
PMID: 24719046 Clinical Trial.
Association between seven single nucleotide polymorphisms involved in inflammation and proteolysis and abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Saratzis A, Bown MJ, Wild B, Nightingale P, Smith J, Johnson C, Melas N, Kitas GD.
J Vasc Surg. 2015 May;61(5):1120-8.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2013.11.099. Epub 2014 Mar 7.
PMID: 24613192
Cardiovascular disease assessment in rheumatoid arthritis: a guide to translating knowledge of cardiovascular risk into clinical practice.
Semb AG, Rollefstad S, van Riel P, Kitas GD, Matteson EL, Gabriel SE.
Ann Rheum Dis. 2014 Jul;73(7):1284-8. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-204792. Epub 2014 Mar 7.
PMID: 24608403
"All roads lead to Rome" ventricular tachycardia due to right ventricle involvement in autoimmune and non-autoimmune disease.
Mavrogeni S, Sfikakis PP, Karabela G, Stavropoulos E, Kolovou G, Kitas GD.
Int J Cardiol. 2014 Apr 15;173(1):126-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.02.019. Epub 2014 Feb 22.
PMID: 24598233 No abstract available.
Endothelial dysfunction as a determinant of trastuzumab-mediated cardiotoxicity in patients with breast cancer.
Sandoo A, Kitas GD, Carmichael AR.
Anticancer Res. 2014 Mar;34(3):1147-51.
PMID: 24596352 Review.
Edema and fibrosis imaging by cardiovascular magnetic resonance: how can the experience of Cardiology be best utilized in rheumatological practice?
Mavrogeni S, Sfikakis P, Dimitroulas T, Kolovou G, Kitas GD.
Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2014 Aug;44(1):76-85. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2014.01.005. Epub 2014 Jan 23.
PMID: 24582213
Can suppression of inflammation by anti-TNF prevent progression of subclinical atherosclerosis in inflammatory arthritis?
Tam LS, Kitas GD, González-Gay MA.
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2014 Jun;53(6):1108-19. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/ket454.
PMID: 24501245 Review.
Rheumatoid arthritis: an autoimmune disease with female preponderance and cardiovascular risk equivalent to diabetes mellitus: role of cardiovascular magnetic resonance.
Mavrogeni S, Dimitroulas T, Bucciarelli-Ducci C, Ardoin S, Sfikakis PP, Kolovou G, Kitas GD.
Inflamm Allergy Drug Targets. 2014;13(2):81-93. doi: 10.2174/1871528113666140131151522.
PMID: 24479835 Review.
Myocardial stress perfusion-fibrosis imaging pattern in sarcoidosis, assessed by cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging.
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.
Int J Cardiol. 2014 Mar 15;172(2):501-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.01.006. Epub 2014 Jan 16.
PMID: 24476697 No abstract available.
Asymmetric dimethylarginine is not associated with subendocardial viability ratio in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Dimitroulas T, Sandoo A, Smith JP, Kitas GD.
Int J Cardiol. 2014 Mar 1;172(1):285-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.12.235. Epub 2014 Jan 10.
PMID: 24447745 No abstract available.
Performance of four current risk algorithms in predicting cardiovascular events in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis.
Arts EE, Popa C, Den Broeder AA, Semb AG, Toms T, Kitas GD, van Riel PL, Fransen J.
Ann Rheum Dis. 2015 Apr;74(4):668-74. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-204024. Epub 2014 Jan 3.
PMID: 24389293
Obesity as an independent predictor of outcome after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
Saratzis A, Saedon M, Melas N, Kitas GD, Mahmood A.
Ann Vasc Surg. 2014 May;28(4):816-22. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2013.07.008. Epub 2013 Dec 28.
PMID: 24378248
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging in asymptomatic patients with connective tissue disease and recent onset left bundle branch block.
Mavrogeni S, Sfikakis PP, Karabela G, Stavropoulos E, Spiliotis G, Gialafos E, Panopoulos S, Bournia V, Manolopoulou D, Kolovou G, Kitas G.
Int J Cardiol. 2014 Jan 15;171(1):82-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.11.059. Epub 2013 Dec 4.
PMID: 24331867
Classical cardiovascular disease risk factors associate with vascular function and morphology in rheumatoid arthritis: a six-year prospective study.
Sandoo A, Chanchlani N, Hodson J, Smith JP, Douglas KM, Kitas GD.
Arthritis Res Ther. 2013;15(6):R203. doi: 10.1186/ar4396.
PMID: 24289091 Free PMC article.
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.
Protogerou AD, Panagiotakos DB, Zampeli E, Argyris AA, Arida K, Konstantonis GD, Pitsavos C, Kitas GD, Sfikakis PP.
Arthritis Res Ther. 2013 Oct 2;15(5):R142. doi: 10.1186/ar4324.
PMID: 24286134 Free PMC article.
C-reactive protein polymorphism rs3091244 is associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Saratzis A, Bown M, Wild B, Sayers RD, Nightingale P, Smith J, Johnson C, Kitas G.
J Vasc Surg. 2014 Nov;60(5):1332-1339. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2013.07.105. Epub 2013 Oct 15.
PMID: 24135623
Cardiac tissue characterization and the diagnostic value of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in systemic connective tissue diseases.
Mavrogeni S, Sfikakis PP, Gialafos E, Bratis K, Karabela G, Stavropoulos E, Spiliotis G, Sfendouraki E, Panopoulos S, Bournia V, Kolovou G, Kitas GD.
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2014 Jan;66(1):104-12. doi: 10.1002/acr.22181.
PMID: 24106233
Prolonged QTc interval predicts all-cause mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: an association driven by high inflammatory burden.
Panoulas VF, Toms TE, Douglas KM, Sandoo A, Metsios GS, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Kitas GD.
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2014 Jan;53(1):131-7. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/ket338. Epub 2013 Oct 3.
PMID: 24097136
Burden of disease in treated rheumatoid arthritis patients: going beyond the joint.
Cutolo M, Kitas GD, van Riel PL.
Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2014 Feb;43(4):479-88. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2013.08.004. Epub 2013 Sep 27.
PMID: 24080116 Review.
The association between functional and morphological assessments of endothelial function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study.
Sandoo A, Hodson J, Douglas KM, Smith JP, Kitas GD.
Arthritis Res Ther. 2013;15(5):R107. doi: 10.1186/ar4287.
PMID: 24010810 Free PMC article.
Individualised exercise improves endothelial function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Metsios GS, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJ, Nightingale P, Sandoo A, Dimitroulas T, Kitas GD, Koutedakis Y.
Ann Rheum Dis. 2014 Apr;73(4):748-51. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-203291. Epub 2013 Jul 31.
PMID: 23904472 Clinical Trial.
Heart involvement in rheumatoid arthritis: multimodality imaging and the emerging role of cardiac magnetic resonance.
Mavrogeni S, Dimitroulas T, Sfikakis PP, Kitas GD.
Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2013 Dec;43(3):314-24. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2013.05.001. Epub 2013 Jun 17.
PMID: 23786873 Review.
The impact of inflammation on metabolomic profiles in patients with arthritis.
Young SP, Kapoor SR, Viant MR, Byrne JJ, Filer A, Buckley CD, Kitas GD, Raza K.
Arthritis Rheum. 2013 Aug;65(8):2015-23. doi: 10.1002/art.38021.
PMID: 23740368 Free PMC article.
Derangement of hemostasis in rheumatoid arthritis: association with demographic, inflammatory and metabolic factors.
Dimitroulas T, Douglas KM, Panoulas VF, Toms T, Smith JP, Treharne GJ, Nightingale P, Hodson J, Kitas GD.
Clin Rheumatol. 2013 Sep;32(9):1357-64. doi: 10.1007/s10067-013-2283-6. Epub 2013 May 15.
PMID: 23673438
Diffuse, subendocardial vasculitis. A new entity identified by cardiovascular magnetic resonance and its clinical implications.
Mavrogeni S, Sfikakis PP, Gialafos E, Karabela G, Stavropoulos E, Sfendouraki E, Panopoulos S, Kolovou G, Kitas GD.
Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 3;168(3):2971-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.04.116. Epub 2013 May 4.
PMID: 23647593 No abstract available.
Circulating levels of TNF-like cytokine 1A correlate with the progression of atheromatous lesions in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Bamias G, Stamatelopoulos K, Zampeli E, Protogerou A, Sigala F, Papamichael C, Christopoulos P, Kitas GD, Sfikakis PP.
Clin Immunol. 2013 May;147(2):144-50. doi: 10.1016/j.clim.2013.03.002. Epub 2013 Mar 26.
PMID: 23598291
Micro- and macrovascular treatment targets in scleroderma heart disease.
Dimitroulas T, Giannakoulas G, Karvounis H, Garyfallos A, Settas L, Kitas GD.
Curr Pharm Des. 2014;20(4):536-44. doi: 10.2174/13816128113199990555.
PMID: 23565639 Review.
Platelets in rheumatic diseases: friend or foe?
Gasparyan AY, Ayvazyan L, Pretorius E, Kitas GD.
Curr Pharm Des. 2014;20(4):552-66. doi: 10.2174/138161282004140213143843.
PMID: 23565634 Review.
Predictors of asymmetric dimethylarginine levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: the role of insulin resistance.
Dimitroulas T, Sandoo A, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJ, Smith JP, Hodson J, Metsios GS, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Kitas GD.
Scand J Rheumatol. 2013;42(3):176-81. doi: 10.3109/03009742.2012.747627. Epub 2013 Jan 14.
PMID: 23311682
Asymmetric dimethylarginine as a surrogate marker of endothelial dysfunction and cardiovascular risk in patients with systemic rheumatic diseases.
Dimitroulas T, Sandoo A, Kitas GD.
Int J Mol Sci. 2012 Sep 26;13(10):12315-35. doi: 10.3390/ijms131012315.
PMID: 23202900 Free PMC article. Review.
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.
Sandoo A, Protogerou AD, Hodson J, Smith JP, Zampeli E, Sfikakis PP, Kitas GD.
Arthritis Res Ther. 2012 Nov 28;14(6):R258. doi: 10.1186/ar4103.
PMID: 23190682 Free PMC article.
Myocardial ischaemia without obstructive coronary artery disease in rheumatoid arthritis: hypothesis-generating insights from a cross-sectional study.
Toutouzas K, Sfikakis PP, Karanasos A, Aggeli C, Felekos I, Kitas G, Zampeli E, Protogerou A, Stefanadis C.
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2013 Jan;52(1):76-80. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kes349. Epub 2012 Nov 26.
PMID: 23185038
Individualised aerobic and resistance exercise training improves cardiorespiratory fitness and reduces cardiovascular risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Metsios GS, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJ, Nightingale P, Kitas GD, Koutedakis Y.
Ann Rheum Dis. 2013 Nov;72(11):1819-25. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-202075. Epub 2012 Nov 15.
PMID: 23155222 Clinical Trial.
A randomized controlled trial of a cognitive behavioural patient education intervention vs a traditional information leaflet to address the cardiovascular aspects of rheumatoid disease.
John H, Hale ED, Treharne GJ, Kitas GD, Carroll D.
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2013 Jan;52(1):81-90. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kes237. Epub 2012 Sep 1.
PMID: 22942402 Clinical Trial.
The role of multimodality imaging in the evaluation of Takayasu arteritis.
Mavrogeni S, Dimitroulas T, Chatziioannou SN, Kitas G.
Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2013 Feb;42(4):401-12. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2012.07.005. Epub 2012 Aug 22.
PMID: 22920236 Review.
Inflammatory arthritis as a novel risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
John H, Kitas G.
Eur J Intern Med. 2012 Oct;23(7):575-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2012.06.016. Epub 2012 Jul 28.
PMID: 22841864 Review.
Anti-TNFα therapy transiently improves high density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and microvascular endothelial function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a pilot study.
Sandoo A, van Zanten JJ, Toms TE, Carroll D, Kitas GD.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012 Jul 23;13:127. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-127.
PMID: 22824166 Free PMC article.
Clinical remission following treatment with tumour necrosis factor-alpha antagonists is not accompanied by changes in asymmetric dimethylarginine in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Sandoo A, Dimitroulas T, Toms TE, Hodson J, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJ, Smith JP, Kitas GD.
Clin Biochem. 2012 Nov;45(16-17):1399-403. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2012.07.092. Epub 2012 Jul 20.
PMID: 22820438
Importance of standardized methodology to comparisons between studies of rheumatoid arthritis and cardiovascular disease: comment on the article by Giles et al.
Protogerou AD, Kitas GD, Sfikakis PP.
Arthritis Rheum. 2012 Oct;64(10):3487-8; author reply 3488. doi: 10.1002/art.34612.
PMID: 22777506 No abstract available.
Anti-tumour necrosis factor alpha therapy improves insulin sensitivity in normal-weight but not in obese patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Metsios GS, Panoulas VF, Nightingale P, Koutedakis Y, Kitas GD.
Arthritis Res Ther. 2012 Jul 5;14(4):R160. doi: 10.1186/ar3900.
PMID: 22765047 Free PMC article.
Subclinical femoral atheromatosis in rheumatoid arthritis: comparable prevalence to diabetes mellitus in a case-control study.
Protogerou A, Zampeli E, Tentolouris N, Makrilakis K, Kitas G, Sfikakis PP.
Ann Rheum Dis. 2012 Sep;71(9):1534-6. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2011-201278. Epub 2012 Jul 4.
PMID: 22764043
Multimodality imaging and the emerging role of cardiac magnetic resonance in autoimmune myocarditis.
Mavrogeni S, Dimitroulas T, Kitas GD.
Autoimmun Rev. 2012 Dec;12(2):305-12. doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2012.05.005. Epub 2012 May 19.
PMID: 22617620 Review.
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.
Sandoo A, Kitas GD, Carroll D, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJ.
Arthritis Res Ther. 2012 May 17;14(3):R117. doi: 10.1186/ar3847.
PMID: 22594788 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
Lack of association between polymorphisms of thrombogenic genes and disease susceptibility in rheumatoid arthritis.
Dimitroulas T, Douglas KM, Smith J, Panoulas VF, Kitas GD.
Rheumatol Int. 2013 Sep;33(9):2429-32. doi: 10.1007/s00296-012-2392-6. Epub 2012 Mar 31.
PMID: 22466403
Lack of association between asymmetric dimethylarginine and in vivo microvascular and macrovascular endothelial function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Sandoo A, Dimitroulas T, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJ, Smith JP, Metsios GS, Nightingale P, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Kitas GD.
Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2012 May-Jun;30(3):388-96. Epub 2012 Jun 26.
PMID: 22410121
B-type natriuretic peptide in rheumatic diseases: a cardiac biomarker or a sophisticated acute phase reactant?
Dimitroulas T, Giannakoulas G, Karvounis H, Garyfallos A, Settas L, Kitas G.
Autoimmun Rev. 2012 Oct;11(12):837-43. doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2012.02.018. Epub 2012 Feb 28.
PMID: 22401930 Review.
Predictors of new atherosclerotic carotid plaque development in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a longitudinal study.
Zampeli E, Protogerou A, Stamatelopoulos K, Fragiadaki K, Katsiari CG, Kyrkou K, Papamichael CM, Mavrikakis M, Nightingale P, Kitas GD, Sfikakis PP.
Arthritis Res Ther. 2012 Mar 5;14(2):R44. doi: 10.1186/ar3757.
PMID: 22390577 Free PMC article.
Adverse cardiovascular effects of antirheumatic drugs: implications for clinical practice and research.
Gasparyan AY, Ayvazyan L, Cocco G, Kitas GD.
Curr Pharm Des. 2012;18(11):1543-55. doi: 10.2174/138161212799504759.
PMID: 22364138 Review.
Marine n-3 fatty acids for cardiovascular risk reduction and disease control in rheumatoid arthritis: "kill two birds with one stone"?
Rontoyanni VG, Sfikakis PP, Kitas GD, Protogerou AD.
Curr Pharm Des. 2012;18(11):1531-42. doi: 10.2174/138161212799504722.
PMID: 22364137 Review.
Systemic sclerosis-related pulmonary hypertension: unique characteristics and future treatment targets.
Dimitroulas T, Giannakoulas G, Karvounis H, Settas L, Kitas GD.
Curr Pharm Des. 2012;18(11):1457-64. doi: 10.2174/138161212799504704.
PMID: 22364130 Review.
Imaging modalities for the diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension in systemic sclerosis.
Dimitroulas T, Mavrogeni S, Kitas GD.
Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2012 Feb 7;8(4):203-13. doi: 10.1038/nrrheum.2012.2.
PMID: 22310183 Review.
Apolipoprotein E gene polymorphisms are strong predictors of inflammation and dyslipidemia in rheumatoid arthritis.
Toms TE, Smith JP, Panoulas VF, Blackmore H, Douglas KM, Kitas GD.
J Rheumatol. 2012 Feb;39(2):218-25. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.110683. Epub 2011 Dec 15.
PMID: 22174202
Vascular function and morphology in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review.
Sandoo A, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJ, Metsios GS, Carroll D, Kitas GD.
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2011 Nov;50(11):2125-39. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/ker275. Epub 2011 Sep 16.
PMID: 21926155 Review.
Inverted BMI rather than BMI is a better proxy for percentage of body fat.
Nevill AM, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Metsios GS, Koutedakis Y, Holder RL, Kitas GD, Mohammed MA.
Ann Hum Biol. 2011 Nov;38(6):681-4. doi: 10.3109/03014460.2011.606832. Epub 2011 Aug 17.
PMID: 21846303
Cardiovascular education for people with rheumatoid arthritis: what can existing patient education programmes teach us?
John H, Carroll D, Kitas GD.
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2011 Oct;50(10):1751-9. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/ker191. Epub 2011 Jul 9.
PMID: 21743087 Review.
The association between microvascular and macrovascular endothelial function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study.
Sandoo A, Carroll D, Metsios GS, Kitas GD, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJ.
Arthritis Res Ther. 2011 Jun 21;13(3):R99. doi: 10.1186/ar3374.
PMID: 21693023 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
Dyslipidaemia in rheumatological autoimmune diseases.
Toms TE, Panoulas VF, Kitas GD.
Open Cardiovasc Med J. 2011;5:64-75. doi: 10.2174/1874192401105010064. Epub 2011 Feb 24.
PMID: 21660202 Free PMC article.
Patient evaluation of a novel patient education leaflet about heart disease risk among people with rheumatoid arthritis.
John H, Hale ED, Treharne GJ, Korontzis K, Obrenovic K, Carroll D, Kitas GD.
Musculoskeletal Care. 2011 Dec;9(4):194-9. doi: 10.1002/msc.207. Epub 2011 May 6.
PMID: 21557439
Anti-TNFα therapy may lead to blood pressure reductions through improved endothelium-dependent microvascular function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Sandoo A, Panoulas VF, Toms TE, Smith JP, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Metsios GS, Gasparyan AY, Carroll D, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJ, Kitas GD.
J Hum Hypertens. 2011 Nov;25(11):699-702. doi: 10.1038/jhh.2011.36. Epub 2011 Apr 28.
PMID: 21525886 No abstract available.
Rheumatoid arthritis: is it a coronary heart disease equivalent?
John H, Toms TE, Kitas GD.
Curr Opin Cardiol. 2011 Jul;26(4):327-33. doi: 10.1097/HCO.0b013e32834703b5.
PMID: 21499088 Review.
Cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis and diabetes: how does it compare and when does it start?
Nurmohamed MT, Kitas G.
Ann Rheum Dis. 2011 Jun;70(6):881-3. doi: 10.1136/ard.2010.145839. Epub 2011 Mar 30.
PMID: 21450751 No abstract available.
Rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility genes associate with lipid levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Toms TE, Panoulas VF, Smith JP, Douglas KM, Metsios GS, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Kitas GD.
Ann Rheum Dis. 2011 Jun;70(6):1025-32. doi: 10.1136/ard.2010.144634. Epub 2011 Mar 11.
PMID: 21398331
The endothelium and its role in regulating vascular tone.
Sandoo A, van Zanten JJ, Metsios GS, Carroll D, Kitas GD.
Open Cardiovasc Med J. 2010 Dec 23;4:302-12. doi: 10.2174/1874192401004010302.
PMID: 21339899 Free PMC article.
Platelet function and antiplatelet therapy in cardiovascular disease: implications of genetic polymorphisms.
Shanker J, Gasparyan AY, Kitas GD, Kakkar VV.
Curr Vasc Pharmacol. 2011 Jul 1;9(4):479-89. doi: 10.2174/157016111796197224.
PMID: 21314637 Review.
Mean platelet volume: a link between thrombosis and inflammation?
Gasparyan AY, Ayvazyan L, Mikhailidis DP, Kitas GD.
Curr Pharm Des. 2011;17(1):47-58. doi: 10.2174/138161211795049804.
PMID: 21247392 Review.
Biomarkers in systemic sclerosis-related pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Dimitroulas T, Giannakoulas G, Karvounis H, Settas L, Kitas GD.
Curr Vasc Pharmacol. 2011 Mar;9(2):213-9. doi: 10.2174/157016111794519381.
PMID: 21143174 Review.
Disease activity, smoking, and reproductive-related predictors of poor prognosis in patients with very early inflammatory polyarthritis.
Verstappen SM, McCoy MJ, Roberts C, Dale NE, Hassell AB, Symmons DP; Steroids In Very Early Arthritis Investigators.
J Rheumatol. 2011 Mar;38(3):429-33. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.100756. Epub 2010 Dec 1.
PMID: 21123320 Clinical Trial.
Uric acid and cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis.
Daoussis D, Kitas GD.
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2011 Aug;50(8):1354-5. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keq388. Epub 2010 Nov 28.
PMID: 21115462 No abstract available.
Cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis: state of the art and future perspectives.
Kitas GD, Gabriel SE.
Ann Rheum Dis. 2011 Jan;70(1):8-14. doi: 10.1136/ard.2010.142133. Epub 2010 Nov 24.
PMID: 21109513 Review.
Obesity in rheumatoid arthritis.
Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Metsios GS, Koutedakis Y, Kitas GD.
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2011 Mar;50(3):450-62. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keq266. Epub 2010 Oct 19.
PMID: 20959355 Review.
Are lipid ratios less susceptible to change with systemic inflammation than individual lipid components in patients with rheumatoid arthritis?
Toms TE, Panoulas VF, Douglas KM, Nightingale P, Smith JP, Griffiths H, Sattar N, Symmons DP, Kitas GD.
Angiology. 2011 Feb;62(2):167-75. doi: 10.1177/0003319710373749. Epub 2010 Aug 3.
PMID: 20682616
Rheumatoid cachexia and cardiovascular disease.
Summers GD, Metsios GS, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Kitas GD.
Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2010 Aug;6(8):445-51. doi: 10.1038/nrrheum.2010.105. Epub 2010 Jul 20.
PMID: 20647995 Review.
Translating patient education theory into practice: developing material to address the cardiovascular education needs of people with rheumatoid arthritis.
John H, Hale ED, Bennett P, Treharne GJ, Carroll D, Kitas GD.
Patient Educ Couns. 2011 Jul;84(1):123-7. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2010.06.023. Epub 2010 Jul 17.
PMID: 20638217 Free PMC article.
Subclinical peripheral arterial disease in rheumatoid arthritis.
Stamatelopoulos KS, Kitas GD, Papamichael CM, Kyrkou K, Zampeli E, Fragiadaki K, Panoulas VF, Mavrikakis M, Sfikakis PP.
Atherosclerosis. 2010 Sep;212(1):305-9. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2010.05.007. Epub 2010 May 12.
PMID: 20553683
Microalbuminuria in rheumatoid arthritis in the post penicillamine/gold era: association with hypertension, but not therapy or inflammation.
Daoussis D, Panoulas VF, John H, Toms TE, Antonopoulos I, Treharne G, Nightingale P, Douglas KM, Kitas GD.
Clin Rheumatol. 2011 Apr;30(4):477-84. doi: 10.1007/s10067-010-1446-y. Epub 2010 Apr 16.
PMID: 20396921
Platelet function in rheumatoid arthritis: arthritic and cardiovascular implications.
Gasparyan AY, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Mikhailidis DP, Douglas KM, Kitas GD.
Rheumatol Int. 2011 Feb;31(2):153-64. doi: 10.1007/s00296-010-1446-x.
PMID: 20390282 Review.
Vascular function and inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis: the role of physical activity.
Metsios GS, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Sandoo A, van Zanten JJ, Toms TE, John H, Kitas GD.
Open Cardiovasc Med J. 2010 Feb 23;4:89-96. doi: 10.2174/1874192401004020089.
PMID: 20361002 Free PMC article.
Rheumatoid cachexia and cardiovascular disease.
Metsios GS, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Panoulas VF, Sandoo A, Toms TE, Nevill AM, Koutedakis Y, Kitas GD.
Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2009 Nov-Dec;27(6):985-8.
PMID: 20149317
Mean platelet volume in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: the effect of anti-TNF-α therapy.
Gasparyan AY, Sandoo A, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Kitas GD.
Rheumatol Int. 2010 Jun;30(8):1125-9. doi: 10.1007/s00296-009-1345-1. Epub 2010 Jan 12.
PMID: 20066426
Statin treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: comment on the editorial by Ridker and Solomon.
Peters MJ, Nurmohamed MT, Kitas GD, Sattar N.
Arthritis Rheum. 2010 Jan;62(1):302-3. doi: 10.1002/art.25054.
PMID: 20039426 No abstract available.
Association of mean platelet volume with hypertension in rheumatoid arthritis.
Gasparyan AY, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Toms TE, Douglas KM, Kitas GD.
Inflamm Allergy Drug Targets. 2010 Mar;9(1):45-50. doi: 10.2174/187152810791292854.
PMID: 19906007
What predicts obesity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis? An investigation of the interactions between lifestyle and inflammation.
Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Metsios GS, Smith JP, Panoulas VF, Douglas KM, Jamurtas AZ, Koutedakis Y, Kitas GD.
Int J Obes (Lond). 2010 Feb;34(2):295-301. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2009.220. Epub 2009 Oct 27.
PMID: 19859075
Statin use in rheumatoid arthritis in relation to actual cardiovascular risk: evidence for substantial undertreatment of lipid-associated cardiovascular risk?
Toms TE, Panoulas VF, Douglas KM, Griffiths H, Sattar N, Smith JP, Symmons DP, Nightingale P, Metsios GS, Kitas GD.
Ann Rheum Dis. 2010 Apr;69(4):683-8. doi: 10.1136/ard.2009.115717. Epub 2009 Oct 23.
PMID: 19854705
Lack of an association of GNB3 C825T polymorphism and blood pressure in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Panoulas VF, Smith JP, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Douglas KM, Nightingale P, Kitas GD.
Clin Exp Hypertens. 2009 Jul;31(5):428-39. doi: 10.1080/10641960802668748.
PMID: 19811352
Target organ damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: the role of blood pressure and heart rate.
Panoulas VF, Toms TE, Metsios GS, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Kosovitsas A, Milionis HJ, Douglas KM, John H, Kitas GD.
Atherosclerosis. 2010 Mar;209(1):255-60. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2009.08.047. Epub 2009 Aug 31.
PMID: 19781703
EULAR evidence-based recommendations for cardiovascular risk management in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other forms of inflammatory arthritis.
Peters MJ, Symmons DP, McCarey D, Dijkmans BA, Nicola P, Kvien TK, McInnes IB, Haentzschel H, Gonzalez-Gay MA, Provan S, Semb A, Sidiropoulos P, Kitas G, Smulders YM, Soubrier M, Szekanecz Z, Sattar N, Nurmohamed MT.
Ann Rheum Dis. 2010 Feb;69(2):325-31. doi: 10.1136/ard.2009.113696. Epub 2009 Sep 22.
PMID: 19773290
Dyslipidaemia in rheumatoid arthritis: the role of inflammation, drugs, lifestyle and genetic factors.
Toms TE, Symmons DP, Kitas GD.
Curr Vasc Pharmacol. 2010 May;8(3):301-26. doi: 10.2174/157016110791112269.
PMID: 19758115 Review.
The rationale for comparative studies of accelerated atherosclerosis in rheumatic diseases.
Gasparyan AY, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Mikhailidis DP, Toms TE, Douglas KM, Kitas GD.
Curr Vasc Pharmacol. 2010 Jul;8(4):437-49. doi: 10.2174/157016110791330852.
PMID: 19758114 Review.
Aberrant reactive oxygen and nitrogen species generation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA): causes and consequences for immune function, cell survival, and therapeutic intervention.
Phillips DC, Dias HK, Kitas GD, Griffiths HR.
Antioxid Redox Signal. 2010 Mar 15;12(6):743-85. doi: 10.1089/ars.2009.2607.
PMID: 19686039 Review.
Prevalence of risk factors for statin-induced myopathy in rheumatoid arthritis patients.
Toms TE, Smith JP, Panoulas VF, Douglas KM, Saratzis AN, Kitas GD.
Musculoskeletal Care. 2010 Mar;8(1):2-9. doi: 10.1002/msc.160.
PMID: 19642078
Uric acid is a strong independent predictor of renal dysfunction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Daoussis D, Panoulas V, Toms T, John H, Antonopoulos I, Nightingale P, Douglas KM, Klocke R, Kitas GD.
Arthritis Res Ther. 2009;11(4):R116. doi: 10.1186/ar2775. Epub 2009 Jul 24.
PMID: 19630964 Free PMC article.
Atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis versus diabetes: a comparative study.
Stamatelopoulos KS, Kitas GD, Papamichael CM, Chryssohoou E, Kyrkou K, Georgiopoulos G, Protogerou A, Panoulas VF, Sandoo A, Tentolouris N, Mavrikakis M, Sfikakis PP.
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2009 Oct;29(10):1702-8. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.109.190108. Epub 2009 Jul 16.
PMID: 19608975
Methotrexate therapy associates with reduced prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in rheumatoid arthritis patients over the age of 60- more than just an anti-inflammatory effect? A cross sectional study.
Toms TE, Panoulas VF, John H, Douglas KM, Kitas GD.
Arthritis Res Ther. 2009;11(4):R110. doi: 10.1186/ar2765. Epub 2009 Jul 16.
PMID: 19607680 Free PMC article.
'All singing from the same hymn sheet': healthcare professionals' perceptions of developing patient education material about the cardiovascular aspects of rheumatoid arthritis.
John H, Hale ED, Treharne GJ, Carroll D, Kitas GD.
Musculoskeletal Care. 2009 Dec;7(4):256-71. doi: 10.1002/msc.157.
PMID: 19517492
'Extra information a bit further down the line': rheumatoid arthritis patients' perceptions of developing educational material about the cardiovascular disease risk.
John H, Hale ED, Treharne GJ, Carroll D, Kitas GD.
Musculoskeletal Care. 2009 Dec;7(4):272-87. doi: 10.1002/msc.158.
PMID: 19517491
Short-term effects of rituximab on flow-mediated dilatation may be mediated by intravenous glucocorticoids: comment on the article by Gonzalez-Juanatey et al.
Sandoo A, Toms T, Zanten JV, Carroll D, Kitas G.
Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Jun 15;61(6):854-5; author reply 855-6. doi: 10.1002/art.24582.
PMID: 19479694 No abstract available.
Development and initial validation of a heart disease knowledge questionnaire for people with rheumatoid arthritis.
John H, Treharne GJ, Hale ED, Panoulas VF, Carroll D, Kitas GD.
Patient Educ Couns. 2009 Oct;77(1):136-43. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2009.03.014. Epub 2009 Apr 22.
PMID: 19395226
Galectin-2 (LGALS2) 3279C/T polymorphism may be independently associated with diastolic blood pressure in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Panoulas VF, Douglas KM, Smith JP, Metsios GS, Elisaf MS, Nightingale P, Kitas GD.
Clin Exp Hypertens. 2009 Apr;31(2):93-104. doi: 10.1080/10641960802621267.
PMID: 19330599
Cardiovascular risk factors and not disease activity, severity or therapy associate with renal dysfunction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Daoussis D, Panoulas VF, Antonopoulos I, John H, Toms TE, Wong P, Nightingale P, Douglas KM, Kitas GD.
Ann Rheum Dis. 2010 Mar;69(3):517-21. doi: 10.1136/ard.2008.105049. Epub 2009 Mar 10.
PMID: 19279016
Association of physical inactivity with increased cardiovascular risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Metsios GS, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Panoulas VF, Wilson M, Nevill AM, Koutedakis Y, Kitas GD.
Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil. 2009 Apr;16(2):188-94. doi: 10.1097/HJR.0b013e3283271ceb.
PMID: 19238083
Cardiovascular co-morbidity in early rheumatoid arthritis.
John H, Kitas G, Toms T, Goodson N.
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2009 Feb;23(1):71-82. doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2008.11.007.
PMID: 19233047 Review.
Transforming growth factor-beta1 869T/C, but not interleukin-6 -174G/C, polymorphism associates with hypertension in rheumatoid arthritis.
Panoulas VF, Douglas KM, Smith JP, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Metsios GS, Nightingale P, Kitas GD.
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2009 Feb;48(2):113-8. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/ken443. Epub 2008 Dec 23.
PMID: 19106168
Lack of association between glucocorticoid use and presence of the metabolic syndrome in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study.
Toms TE, Panoulas VF, Douglas KM, Griffiths HR, Kitas GD.
Arthritis Res Ther. 2008;10(6):R145. doi: 10.1186/ar2578. Epub 2008 Dec 17.
PMID: 19091101 Free PMC article.
Association of interleukin-6 (IL-6)-174G/C gene polymorphism with cardiovascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: the role of obesity and smoking.
Panoulas VF, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Metsios GS, Smith JP, Milionis HJ, Douglas KM, Nightingale P, Kitas GD.
Atherosclerosis. 2009 May;204(1):178-83. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.08.036. Epub 2008 Sep 6.
PMID: 18848327
The inter-operator variability in measuring waist circumference and its potential impact on the diagnosis of the metabolic syndrome.
Panoulas VF, Ahmad N, Fazal AA, Kassamali RH, Nightingale P, Kitas GD, Labib M.
Postgrad Med J. 2008 Jul;84(993):344-7. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.2008.068825.
PMID: 18716012
Associations of obesity with modifiable risk factors for the development of cardiovascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Metsios GS, Panoulas VF, Douglas KM, Nevill AM, Jamurtas AZ, Kita M, Koutedakis Y, Kitas GD.
Ann Rheum Dis. 2009 Feb;68(2):242-5. doi: 10.1136/ard.2008.095596. Epub 2008 Aug 3.
PMID: 18677010
Polymorphisms of the endothelin-1 gene associate with hypertension in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Panoulas VF, Douglas KM, Smith JP, Taffé P, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Toms TE, Elisaf MS, Nightingale P, Kitas GD.
Endothelium. 2008 Jul-Aug;15(4):203-12. doi: 10.1080/10623320802228708.
PMID: 18663623
Cigarette smoking associates with body weight and muscle mass of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional, observational study.
Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Metsios GS, Panoulas VF, Douglas KM, Nevill AM, Jamurtas AZ, Kita M, Koutedakis Y, Kitas GD.
Arthritis Res Ther. 2008;10(3):R59. doi: 10.1186/ar2429. Epub 2008 May 20.
PMID: 18492239 Free PMC article.
Hypertension in rheumatoid arthritis.
Panoulas VF, Metsios GS, Pace AV, John H, Treharne GJ, Banks MJ, Kitas GD.
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2008 Sep;47(9):1286-98. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/ken159. Epub 2008 May 8.
PMID: 18467370 Review.
New resting energy expenditure prediction equations for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Metsios GS, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Panoulas VF, Koutedakis Y, Nevill AM, Douglas KM, Kita M, Kitas GD.
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2008 Apr;47(4):500-6. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/ken022. Epub 2008 Feb 27.
PMID: 18304942
Lymphotoxin 252A>G polymorphism is common and associates with myocardial infarction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Panoulas VF, Nikas SN, Smith JP, Douglas KM, Nightingale P, Milionis HJ, Treharne GJ, Toms TE, Kita MD, Kitas GD.
Ann Rheum Dis. 2008 Nov;67(11):1550-6. doi: 10.1136/ard.2007.082594. Epub 2008 Jan 29.
PMID: 18230628
Inflammation, carotid intima-media thickness and atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis.
Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJ, Kitas GD.
Arthritis Res Ther. 2008;10(1):102. doi: 10.1186/ar2345. Epub 2008 Jan 16.
PMID: 18226183 Free PMC article.
Long-term exposure to medium-dose glucocorticoid therapy associates with hypertension in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Panoulas VF, Douglas KM, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Metsios GS, Nightingale P, Kita MD, Elisaf MS, Kitas GD.
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2008 Jan;47(1):72-5. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kem311.
PMID: 18077493
Rheumatoid arthritis, cardiovascular disease and physical exercise: a systematic review.
Metsios GS, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJ, Treharne GJ, Panoulas VF, Douglas KM, Koutedakis Y, Kitas GD.
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2008 Mar;47(3):239-48. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kem260. Epub 2007 Nov 28.
PMID: 18045810 Review.
Blockade of tumour necrosis factor-alpha in rheumatoid arthritis: effects on components of rheumatoid cachexia.
Metsios GS, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Douglas KM, Koutedakis Y, Nevill AM, Panoulas VF, Kita M, Kitas GD.
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2007 Dec;46(12):1824-7. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kem291.
PMID: 18032540
Serum uric acid is independently associated with hypertension in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Panoulas VF, Douglas KM, Milionis HJ, Nightingale P, Kita MD, Klocke R, Metsios GS, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Elisaf MS, Kitas GD.
J Hum Hypertens. 2008 Mar;22(3):177-82. doi: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1002298. Epub 2007 Oct 25.
PMID: 17960169
Increase in systemic vascular resistance during acute mental stress in patients with rheumatoid arthritis with high-grade systemic inflammation.
Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJ, Kitas GD, Carroll D, Ring C.
Biol Psychol. 2008 Jan;77(1):106-10. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2007.09.002. Epub 2007 Sep 11.
PMID: 17949887
Patient education on cardiovascular aspects of rheumatoid disease: an unmet need.
John H, Hale ED, Treharne GJ, Kitas GD.
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2007 Oct;46(10):1513-6. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kem176. Epub 2007 Aug 22.
PMID: 17715173 No abstract available.
Prevalence and associations of hypertension and its control in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Panoulas VF, Douglas KM, Milionis HJ, Stavropoulos-Kalinglou A, Nightingale P, Kita MD, Tselios AL, Metsios GS, Elisaf MS, Kitas GD.
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2007 Sep;46(9):1477-82. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kem169. Epub 2007 Aug 17.
PMID: 17704521
Association of serum uric acid with cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis.
Panoulas VF, Milionis HJ, Douglas KM, Nightingale P, Kita MD, Klocke R, Elisaf MS, Kitas GD.
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2007 Sep;46(9):1466-70. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kem159. Epub 2007 Jul 21.
PMID: 17644822
Cigarette smoking significantly increases basal metabolic rate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Metsios GS, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Nevill AM, Douglas KM, Koutedakis Y, Kitas GD.
Ann Rheum Dis. 2008 Jan;67(1):70-3. doi: 10.1136/ard.2006.068403.
PMID: 17502358
Redefining overweight and obesity in rheumatoid arthritis patients.
Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Metsios GS, Koutedakis Y, Nevill AM, Douglas KM, Jamurtas A, van Zanten JJ, Labib M, Kitas GD.
Ann Rheum Dis. 2007 Oct;66(10):1316-21. doi: 10.1136/ard.2006.060319. Epub 2007 Feb 8.
PMID: 17289757 Free PMC article.
Homocysteine from endothelial cells promotes LDL nitration and scavenger receptor uptake.
Griffiths HR, Aldred S, Dale C, Nakano E, Kitas GD, Grant MG, Nugent D, Taiwo FA, Li L, Powers HJ.
Free Radic Biol Med. 2006 Feb 1;40(3):488-500. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2005.08.039. Epub 2005 Nov 15.
PMID: 16443164
Excess recurrent cardiac events in rheumatoid arthritis patients with acute coronary syndrome.
Douglas KM, Pace AV, Treharne GJ, Saratzis A, Nightingale P, Erb N, Banks MJ, Kitas GD.
Ann Rheum Dis. 2006 Mar;65(3):348-53. doi: 10.1136/ard.2005.037978. Epub 2005 Aug 3.
PMID: 16079169 Free PMC article.
Inflammation and atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis.
Stevens RJ, Douglas KM, Saratzis AN, Kitas GD.
Expert Rev Mol Med. 2005 May 6;7(7):1-24. doi: 10.1017/S1462399405009154.
PMID: 15876361 Review.
Reversing myocardial microvascular disease in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.
Raza K, Banks M, Kitas GD.
J Rheumatol. 2005 Apr;32(4):754-6.
PMID: 15801038
Cardiovascular disease and psychological morbidity among rheumatoid arthritis patients.
Treharne GJ, Hale ED, Lyons AC, Booth DA, Banks MJ, Erb N, Douglas KM, Mitton DL, Kitas GD.
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2005 Feb;44(2):241-6. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keh441. Epub 2004 Nov 2.
PMID: 15522922
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Erb N, Pace AV, Douglas KM, Banks MJ, Kitas GD.
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