Abstract
Osteoprotegerin (OPG), a regulator of bone resorption, is involved in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and atherosclerosis. OPG is elevated in patients with coronary artery disease, and high OPG levels are associated with cardiac disease severity and mortality in the general population. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of serum OPG levels, traditional coronary risk factors, and RA-related factors to carotid atherosclerosis in RA patients. Ninety-one RA patients were studied (85 % women, age 60 ± 10 years). Serum OPG levels were measured by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The prevalence of carotid plaque was assessed by ultrasonographic imaging in all patients. The relationship between various clinical characteristics, OPG, and carotid plaque was examined. Serum OPG levels were significantly higher in patients with carotid plaque than in those without plaque (median level 1,397 vs. 887 pg/mL, respectively; P = 0.006). There were no significant differences between RA patients with and without carotid plaque with respect to sex, duration of RA, blood pressure, body mass index, smoking, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, Disease Activity Score-28, van der Heijde-modified Sharp score...Continue Reading
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