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ArticlePediatric rheumatology online journal2017

Arterial stiffness by oscillometric device and telomere lenght in juvenile idiopathic artrhitis with no cardiovascular risk factors: a cross-sectional study.

Maria Mercedes Picarelli, Luiz Cláudio Danzmann, Lucas Kich Grun, Nevton Teixeira Rosa Júnior, Patrícia Lavandovsky, Fátima Theresinha Costa Rodrigues Guma, Renato T Stein, Florência Barbé-Tuana, Marcus Herbert Jones

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Article in Pediatric rheumatology online journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Maria Mercedes PicarelliRheumatology Department, Hospital São Lucas da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Ipiranga Avenue, 6690/220, Porto Alegre, 90610 000, Brazil. mercedesreumato@hotmail.com.
Luiz Cláudio DanzmannUniversidade Luterana do Brasil, Canoas, Brazil.
Lucas Kich GrunUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Nevton Teixeira Rosa JúniorUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Patrícia LavandovskyUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Fátima Theresinha Costa Rodrigues GumaUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Renato T SteinRheumatology Department, Hospital São Lucas da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Ipiranga Avenue, 6690/220, Porto Alegre, 90610 000, Brazil.
Florência Barbé-TuanaUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Marcus Herbert JonesRheumatology Department, Hospital São Lucas da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Ipiranga Avenue, 6690/220, Porto Alegre, 90610 000, Brazil.
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul · BRPontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul · BRUniversidade Luterana do Brasil · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAdvances in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) treatment is promoting free disease survival. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) may emerge as an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Pulse wave velocity (PWV), a surrogate marker of arterial stiffness, and telomere length (TL) are considered as potential predictors of CVD and its outcomes. The study aim was to assess PWV, TL in a JIA population and to test its correlation. In a cross sectional study, 24 JIA patients, 21 controls for TL and 20 controls for PWV were included. PWV was assessed by an oscillometric device. TL was assessed by qPCR. JIA activity was accessed by JADAS-27. Smoking, diabetes, obesity, renal impairment, hypertension, dyslipidemia and inflammatory diseases were excluded.

findingsBetween cases and controls for TL, there was significant difference in age. No differences in gender, ethnics and bone mass index between JIA and control groups for PWV and TL. The JADAS-27 median was 8. TL was significantly reduced in JIA (0.85 ± 0.34 vs. 1. 67 ± 1.38, P = 0.025). When age adjusted by ANCOVA, the difference remained significant (P = 0,032). PWV was normal in all patients (5.1 ± 0.20 m/s vs. 4.98 ± 0.06 m/s, P = 0, 66). There was no correlation between TL, PWV or JADAS-27.

conclusionCompared to controls, JIA with high disease activity and no CVD risk factors have shorter telomeres and normal PWV. As far as we know, this first time this correlation is being tested in rheumatic disease and in paediatrics.

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Vascular StiffnessAdolescentArthritis, JuvenileCardiovascular DiseasesCase-Control StudiesChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMalePulse Wave AnalysisRisk FactorsTelomereYoung AdultArterial stiffnessArtrhitis juvenilePulse wave velocityTelomere lengthUnifyng hypothesis

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