Why the study?
Does the presence of inflammatory rheumatic disease increase local inflammation and endothelial cell activation in the myocardium of patients undergoing CABG?
Does the presence of inflammatory rheumatic disease increase local inflammation and endothelial cell activation in the myocardium of patients undergoing CABG?
Patients with inflammatory rheumatic disease undergoing CABG exhibit increased local myocardial inflammation and endothelial activation, which may contribute to their elevated cardiovascular risk.
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May link local myocardial inflammation to elevated CV risk in IRD; leaves open whether targeted interventions improve post-CABG outcomes.
Grundtman et al. (2010) studied this question.
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