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

TURKYILMAZ, Kucukali; DEVRIMSEL, GÜL; Beyazal, MÜNEVVER; KIRBAS, A.; Cicek, YÜKSEL; ÇAPKIN, ERHAN; KARKUCAK, MURAT; Gokmen, F.

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., ...Daha Fazla

ACTA REUMATOLOGICA PORTUGUESA, cilt.42, sa.2, ss.183-190, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 42 Sayı: 2
Basım Tarihi: 2017
Dergi Adı: ACTA REUMATOLOGICA PORTUGUESA
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.183-190
Anahtar Kelimeler: 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 Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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).