Subclinical Cardiovascular System Changes in Obese Patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
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Subclinical changes in the cardiovascular system in 58 children and adolescents with juvenile chronic arthritis (JIA) divided depending on presence of excess body mass (nonobese JIA, overweight/obese JIA, controls). (a) Intima-media thickness (IMT), (b) endothelial function—flow mediated dilation (FMD), and (c) indexed left ventricle mass (LV mass indexed by height in meters raised to the power of 2.7 to minimize the effect of age, gender, and body weight).
