From joint to artery: association of cathelicidin LL-37 and toll-like receptor 9 with inflammatory markers and atherogenic lipid indices in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by persistent inflammation. This systemic inflammatory burden significantly accelerates cardiovascular disease (CVD), which remains the primary cause of mortality in RA patients. Standard lipid panels often fail to predict this risk due to...