Tomas R. Vazquez-Rodriguez

TL;DR: Giant cell arteritis and Polymyalgia rheumatica are relatively common diseases in the elderly due to the progressive aging of the population in Western countries.

TL;DR: Results of the current study show an increased risk of strokes, in the vertebrobasilar territory in particular, at the time of GCA diagnosis and suggest a potential protective role of anemia against the development of these cerebrovascular complications.

TL;DR: Results of the present study show that patients with ankylosing spondylitis without clinically evident cardiovascular disease have a high prevalence of subclinical macrovascular disease in the form of increased carotid IMT andCarotid plaques compared to matched controls.

TL;DR: A dramatic improvement of insulin resistance and insulin sensitivity was observed and a long‐term positive effect of TNF‐α antagonists infliximab and etanercept on insulin resistance in RA patients with severe disease was reported.

TL;DR: The results show that TNFA rs1800629 gene polymorphism is associated with predisposition to CV complications in patients with RA, and this predisposition is restricted to individuals carrying the rheumatoid SE.