P01-049 – Assessment of vascular function in systemic JIA
Articles > Article · 2013
Authors: B Sozeri, K Ozdemir, S Mir
Pediatric Rheumatology, International, WoS, 2013, vol 11
DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-11-s1-a52
Summary
An increased incidence of cardiovascular disease has been found in rheumatic disorders. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common chronic rheumatic disease in children. Prolonged immunological inflammatory process leads in these patients to an early onset of atherosclerosis.