The relationship between serum YKL-40 levels and arterial stiffness in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

TURKYILMAZ K. A., DEVRIMSEL G., Beyazal S. M., KIRBAS A., Cicek Y., ÇAPKIN E., ...More

ACTA REUMATOLOGICA PORTUGUESA, vol.42, no.2, pp.183-190, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 42 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Journal Name: ACTA REUMATOLOGICA PORTUGUESA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.183-190
  • Keywords: Ankylosing spondylitis, Arterial stiffness, Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, YKL-40 levels, INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS, EVIDENT CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE, RISK-FACTORS, INFLAMMATORY MARKER, AORTIC ELASTICITY, FOLLOW-UP, ATHEROSCLEROSIS, MORTALITY, BIOMARKER, DAMAGE
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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).