Assessment of subclinical atherosclerosis in ankylosing spondylitis: correlations with disease activity indices
The aim of the study was to evaluate atherosclerosis in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) through here the assessment of morphological and functional measures of subclinical atherosclerosis.Twenty patients [M/F=12/8, age (median/range) 43.5/28-69 years; disease duration (median/range) 9.7/1-36) years] with AS classified according to modified New York cri