Artery Research
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 49-50 , February 2008

Arterial calcification in rheumatoid arthritis

  • Veli Yazisiz

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  • Ali Berkant Avci

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  • Ender Terzioğlu

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Received 18 October 2007 ,Accepted 31 October 2007.

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  1. Guzman RJ. Clinical, cellular, and molecular aspects of arterial calcification. J Vasc Surg. 2007 Jun;45(Suppl. A):A57–A63(review)
  2. Ozbalkan Z, Calguneri M, Onat AM, Ozturk MA. Development of calciphylaxis after long-term steroid and methotroxate use in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. Intern Med. 2005 Nov;44(11):1178–1181
  3. Korkmaz C, Dundar E, Zubaroglu I. Calciphylaxis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis without renal failure and hyperparathyroidism: the possible role of long-term steroid use and protein S deficiency. Clin Rheumatol. 2002 Feb;21(1):66–69

PII: S1872-9312(07)00174-3

doi: 10.1016/j.artres.2007.10.001

Artery Research
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 49-50 , February 2008