ACTA REUMATOLOGICA PORTUGUESA, vol.42, no.2, pp.183-190, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)
Objective: Serum YKL-40 plays roles in inflammatory and vascular processes. Our aim was to evaluate serum YKL-40 levels in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and to investigate their potential relationship with arterial stiffness based on carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (CF-PWV).