# Are Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) Patients at Increased Risk for Atherosclerosis? Impaired Endothelial Function and Increased Intima Media Thickness Are Found in FMF

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/are-familial-mediterranean-fever-fmf-patients-at-increased-risk-for/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Ali Akdoğan,Meral Çalgünerı,Bünyamin Yavuz,E. Bengi Arslan,Umut Kalyoncu,L. Şahiner,Ömer Karadağ,İhsan Ertenli,Sedat Kiraz,Kudret Aytemir,Deniz Akata,Lale Tokgözoğlu,Ali̇ Oto |
| Citations | 124 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.09.013 |
| Fields | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,Immunology and Microbiology,Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | bronze |
| OA URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735109706023369/pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2079420889 |
| PMID | 17161270 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2006 |

## Paper authors

- [L. Şahiner](https://scholariq.org/researchers/l-sahiner/)
- [Kudret Aytemir](https://scholariq.org/researchers/kudret-aytemir/)

## Paper journal

- [Journal of the American College of Cardiology](https://scholariq.org/journals/journal-of-the-american-college-of-cardiology/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Inflammasome and immune disorders](https://scholariq.org/topics/inflammasome-and-immune-disorders/)

## Paper topics

- [Inflammasome and immune disorders](https://scholariq.org/topics/inflammasome-and-immune-disorders/)
- [Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases](https://scholariq.org/topics/atherosclerosis-and-cardiovascular-diseases/)
- [Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity](https://scholariq.org/topics/cardiovascular-disease-and-adiposity/)

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