Cytomegalovirus as a Driver of Excess Cardiovascular Mortality in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Red Herring or a Smoking Gun?

Circ Res. 2017 Jan 20;120(2):274-277. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.116.309982.
No abstract available

Keywords: CD4 T-lymphocytes; atherosclerosis; cytomegalovirus; cytotoxicity; inflammation; rheumatoid arthritis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / immunology
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / metabolism
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / mortality*
  • Autoimmune Diseases / immunology
  • Autoimmune Diseases / metabolism
  • Autoimmune Diseases / mortality
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / immunology
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / metabolism
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / mortality*
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections / immunology
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections / metabolism
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections / mortality*
  • Cytomegalovirus*
  • Humans
  • T-Lymphocytes / immunology
  • T-Lymphocytes / metabolism