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Parameter | Before Treatment | After 260 Weeks |
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Mean cIMT left, mm | 0.70 [0.68; 0.91] | 0.76 [0.68; 0.92] |
Mean cIMT right, mm | 0.68 [0.60; 0.89] | 0.74 [0.61; 0.94] |
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Gerasimova, E.; Popkova, T.V.; Kirillova, I.G.; Gerasimova, D.; Nasonov, E.L.; Lila, A.M. Reply to Saleh, C.; Budincevic, H. Interleukin-6, Tocilizumab and Atherosclerosis. Comment on “Gerasimova et al. Interleukin-6: Cardiovascular Aspects of Long-Term Cytokine Suppression in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25, 12425”. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2025, 26, 2953. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26072953
Gerasimova E, Popkova TV, Kirillova IG, Gerasimova D, Nasonov EL, Lila AM. Reply to Saleh, C.; Budincevic, H. Interleukin-6, Tocilizumab and Atherosclerosis. Comment on “Gerasimova et al. Interleukin-6: Cardiovascular Aspects of Long-Term Cytokine Suppression in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25, 12425”. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2025; 26(7):2953. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26072953
Chicago/Turabian StyleGerasimova, Elena, Tatiana V. Popkova, Irina G. Kirillova, Daria Gerasimova, Evgenii L. Nasonov, and Aleksandr M. Lila. 2025. "Reply to Saleh, C.; Budincevic, H. Interleukin-6, Tocilizumab and Atherosclerosis. Comment on “Gerasimova et al. Interleukin-6: Cardiovascular Aspects of Long-Term Cytokine Suppression in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25, 12425”" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 26, no. 7: 2953. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26072953
APA StyleGerasimova, E., Popkova, T. V., Kirillova, I. G., Gerasimova, D., Nasonov, E. L., & Lila, A. M. (2025). Reply to Saleh, C.; Budincevic, H. Interleukin-6, Tocilizumab and Atherosclerosis. Comment on “Gerasimova et al. Interleukin-6: Cardiovascular Aspects of Long-Term Cytokine Suppression in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25, 12425”. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 26(7), 2953. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26072953